Do Gender Differences in Prescribing among Veterans with PTSD still Exist? – Nancy C. Bernardy, Katherine Hadlandsmyth, Brian C. Lund

by ISTSS Blogs | Aug 26, 2022 | Clinical Issues and Treatment, JOTS Highlights, Military and Combat

Women veterans with posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) have historically received more psychiatric medications relative to males. Even with increased rates of PTSD and greater numbers of comorbidities, these differences do not account for the gender differences...

Protecting those with the tough job that someone has to do – Michelle O’Sullivan, Laurence Carnall, Bob Patton, & Oliver Mason

by ISTSS Blogs | Aug 19, 2022 | Clinical Issues and Treatment, JOTS Highlights

Social support, working conditions and exposure to traumatic events, can all impact mental health. Exposure to traumatic events is common for many professionals, including police officers, firefighters, and ambulance crews (Skogstad et al., 2013).  Rail...

“Stuck Points” about Trauma-Focused Cognitive Behavior Therapy in Frontline Therapists – Ashley M. Shaw, Zabin S. Patel, Elizabeth Casline, Amanda Jensen-Doss, & Vanessa Ramirez

by ISTSS Blogs | Aug 12, 2022 | Clinical Issues and Treatment, JOTS Highlights

Most children in the United States have experienced at least one traumatic event (Copeland et al., 2007), which can lead to mental health problems for them later in life, like nightmares, panic attacks, anxiety, and depression (Kessler et al., 2012). Trauma-focused...

PTSD symptoms or number of life stressors: which is worse for cognitive performance? – Prieto, Moody, Valerio, & Hayes

by ISTSS Blogs | Jul 9, 2022 | Clinical Issues and Treatment, JOTS Highlights

What we know   Prior work has demonstrated that chronic stress is associated with cognitive dysfunction in the context of aging (Zuelsdorff et al., 2013). Long-term activation of the stress-response system and the subsequent overexposure of cortisol that follows...

Applying Behavioral Economics to Our Understanding of PTSD – Olin, McDevitt-Murphy, Murphy, Zakarian, Roache, Young-McCaughan, Litz, Keane, & Peterson

by ISTSS Blogs | Jul 1, 2022 | Clinical Issues and Treatment, JOTS Highlights

As humans, we tend to seek and prefer simple explanations for our own behavior. Human behavior, however, rarely fits simple, linear patterns. If it did, many of us in psychological science would be out of a job. Behavioral economics is a metatheory that combines...

How does cannabis use relate to psychiatric problems, everyday functioning, and treatment engagement in U.S. military veterans with PTSD symptoms? – Melanie L. Hill, Ph.D., Sonya B. Norman, Ph.D., & Robert H. Pietrzak, Ph.D., M.P.H.

by ISTSS Blogs | Jun 17, 2022 | Clinical Issues and Treatment, JOTS Highlights

What we know   Use of cannabis products among American adults has risen substantially over the past two decades (Hasin et al., 2015), and Americans increasingly perceive cannabis use to be safe (Compton et al., 2016). Along with these changes, states have passed...