by ISTSS Blogs | Jul 22, 2016 | JOTS Highlights, Military and Combat
It’s a pretty common experience to have intrusive cognitions (ICs, or thoughts, memories, and images that are distressing, unwanted, and happen seemingly “out of nowhere”). Lots of people feel like they might be going crazy when that happens, even...
by ISTSS Blogs | Jun 3, 2016 | Military and Combat, StressPoints
Most Introductory psychology books discuss posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) as a possible consequence of experiencing combat. Students may be curious to know how many members of the military experience PTSD, if it is possible to recover from PTSD, if it’s...
by ISTSS Blogs | Jun 3, 2016 | Military and Combat, StressPoints
Best practices for posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) treatment in the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs (DVA or VA) and the U.S. Department of Defense (DoD) identify psychopharmacology, stress inoculation, and trauma focused therapy (i.e. often exposure and/or...
by ISTSS Blogs | Jun 3, 2016 | Military and Combat, StressPoints
The Military Transition Theory aims to describe, explain and predict important aspects of transitions that occur throughout a service member’s military career, including: joining the military, deployments, moving from one duty station to another and leaving the...
by ISTSS Blogs | May 19, 2016 | Diversity and Multicultural Issues, JOTS Highlights, Military and Combat
Research has shown that Black and Hispanic Vietnam-era Veterans experienced both racial discrimination and greater exposure to combat-related trauma than White Vietnam-era Veterans did; these disparities have been associated with significantly greater rates and...
