Individuals with PTSD Experience Difficulties Regulating Positive Emotions – Nicole H. Weiss, Ph.D., Katherine L. Dixon-Gordon, Ph.D., Courtney Peasant, Ph.D., & Tami P. Sullivan, Ph.D.

by ISTSS Blogs | Sep 10, 2018 | Clinical Issues and Treatment, JOTS Highlights

Emotion regulation has been increasingly viewed as a transdiagnostic factor with relevance to development and treatment of several forms of psychopathology, including posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD). However, existing research in this area has focused almost...

Crossing the Finish Line in TF-CBT: Factors Associated with Treatment Completion for Families Following Alleged Child Abuse – Anna Stagg, MEd, PhD & Amanda NeMoyer, J.D., Ph.D.

by ISTSS Blogs | Jun 1, 2018 | Clinical Issues and Treatment, JOTS Highlights

Childhood physical and/or sexual abuse—something more than 100,000 youth in the United States have experienced—has been observed to detrimentally impact youth across biological, psychological, and social domains, and may lead to posttraumatic stress and...

Topiramate as Monotherapy or Adjunctive Treatment for Posttraumatic Stress Disorder: A Meta-Analysis  – Archana Varma MD, Michael Moore MD

by ISTSS Blogs | Feb 2, 2018 | Clinical Issues and Treatment, JOTS Highlights

Why did we examine topiramate as an agent that may have efficacy in Posttraumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD)? Topiramate, an anticonvulsant agent, has been studied as a primary and adjunctive treatment for PTSD, yet little is known regarding the efficacy of this treatment...

Mental Health Diagnoses among Women Experiencing Recent Intimate Partner Violence: Need for Integrated Care – Melissa E. Dichter, PhD, MSW

by ISTSS Blogs | Feb 2, 2018 | Clinical Issues and Treatment, JOTS Highlights

Intimate partner violence (IPV) is the term used to refer to violence and abuse in various forms (including psychological, physical, sexual, financial), perpetrated by a current or former intimate partner (including spouse or other romantic or sexual partner; World...

The Thinking About Recovery Scale: A New Parent-Report Questionnaire to use after Children are Exposed to Traumatic Events – Elizabeth J. Schilpzand, Rowena Conroy, Vicki Anderson, Eva Alisic

by ISTSS Blogs | Feb 2, 2018 | Assessment and Psychometrics, JOTS Highlights

Parental responses are thought to be critical to children’s recovery from trauma. Parent and child PTSD often occur together (Morris, Gabert-Quillen, & Delahanty, 2012), parents appear to make important contributions to the treatment of child PTSD (Gutermann...

Do all children follow the same symptom trajectory after exposure to a disaster? – Rayleen M. Lewis, MPH, Michelle S. Livings, Betty S. Lai, Ph.D., Annette M. La Greca, Ph.D., ABPP and Ann-Margaret Esnard, Ph.D.

by ISTSS Blogs | Nov 28, 2017 | International and Global, JOTS Highlights

More than 100 million children worldwide are exposed to disasters each year (UNISDR, 2011), and disasters are increasing in both frequency and intensity (USGCRP, 2016). Following a disaster, posttraumatic stress symptoms (PTSS) are the primary problem presenting in...