A new perspective on the brain basis of PTSD in Veterans involves alterations in both fear and anxiety networks – Feola & Blackford

by ISTSS Blogs | Sep 1, 2023 | Clinical Issues and Treatment, JOTS Highlights, Military and Combat

Post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) is a common, disabling disorder that significantly impacts many combat Veterans. Research estimates that 15-23% of the soldiers returning from deployment in Afghanistan have PTSD (Fulton et al., 2015). The rate of PTSD in Veterans...

Genocidal Rape – An Understudied Source of Terror with Horrendous Consequences – Karan Varshney, MPH

by ISTSS Blogs | Jun 1, 2023 | International and Global, JOTS Highlights

Genocide constitutes violence on a scale that is considered a crime against humanity. Rape is perhaps the most inhumane form of terrors that can be committed by an individual. Genocidal rape hence can be deemed as the worst kind of wrongdoings that can be...

Terror leaves adolescents behind – Strøm, Dyb, Wentzel-Larsen, Stene, Schultz, & Stensland

by ISTSS Blogs | May 19, 2023 | International and Global, JOTS Highlights

Given the increase in mass shootings in schools in over the past decade (Irwin et al., 2021), it is imperative to pertain knowledge of how such events affect students. In particular, there is a need for early identification of survivors at high risk of having their...

COVID-related workplace stress and mental health: The role of institutional betrayal – Beck, Majeed, Brown, Free, Bowen, Farchione, & Brown

by ISTSS Blogs | May 5, 2023 | COVID-19, JOTS Highlights

The COVID-19 pandemic created increased strain in healthcare settings, and psychological distress has been documented among healthcare workers such as depression, posttraumatic stress disorder, and anxiety (Marvaldi et al., 2021).   Further, workplace-related...

Child PTSD Symptoms Following Acute Trauma: Associations Among Informant Reports and Child HR Parameters – Bailey, Meiser-Stedman, Hiller, Haag, Lobo, & Halligan

by ISTSS Blogs | Apr 26, 2023 | Clinical Issues and Treatment, International and Global, JOTS Highlights

Research has shown that the first six months following trauma exposure in childhood is critical in the potential development of long-term posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD), evidencing that beyond this initial six-month period natural decline in posttraumatic stress...

What are asylee’s impressions of leading psychotherapies for posttraumatic stress? – Cassidy, McQuaid, Heatherington, & Su

by ISTSS Blogs | Apr 12, 2023 | Clinical Issues and Treatment, International and Global, JOTS Highlights

Individuals seeking asylum (asylees) typically experience several traumatic stressors before and during their asylum journey, as well as an extended period of uncertain living status following their arrival (Steel et al., 2006). As a result, they have significantly...