Gender Differences in PTSD and Relationship Functioning – Kayla Knopp, PhD, Elizabeth Wrape, PhD, Chandra Khalifian, PhD, Katerine Rashkovsky, BS, & Leslie Morland, PsyD

by ISTSS Blogs | Oct 7, 2022 | Clinical Issues and Treatment, JOTS Highlights, Military and Combat

Many clinicians are aware of the painful impact of posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) on individuals' lives, including disrupting sleep, interfering with work and hobbies, and damaging self-worth. A growing body of research shows that PTSD is also harmful for...

Military Matters: Childhood Trauma Among Veterans: Impact and Implications‎ – Jacqueline O. Davis-Wright, PhD

by ISTSS Blogs | Sep 29, 2022 | Military and Combat, StressPoints

During my psychology internship training last year at a U.S. hospital within the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA), I co-facilitated an ongoing sexual trauma psychotherapy group for female veterans. Before joining this group, I assumed that it would focus on the...

Trauma profiles relate to differential alcohol use risk in military populations and intimate partner violence may be particularly important – Bonnie Vest, PhD, Nomi Wess-Laxer, PhD, D. Lynn Homish, MS, & Gregory Homish, PhD

by ISTSS Blogs | Sep 19, 2022 | Clinical Issues and Treatment, JOTS Highlights, Military and Combat

Military research has focused on relationships between combat trauma and servicemembers’ mental health, alcohol use, and other outcomes (e.g., Griffith, 2022; Larson et al., 2012; Milliken et al., 2007; Shen et al., 2012; Vest, Heavey, et al., 2018), but the...

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...

Military Matters: Talking Later: ‎Veteran’s Stories of Late-Life ‎Posttraumatic Stress Disorder – Kelly A. O’Malley, PhD; Anica Pless Kaiser, PhD; Rachel E. ‎Weiskittle, PhD; Lola K. Baird, MSW, LICSW; Hannah M. ‎Bashian, MEd, PhD; Hannah L. Heintz, BA; Anna G. Etchin, RN, ‎PhD; Jennifer Moye, PhD

by ISTSS Blogs | May 24, 2022 | Military and Combat, StressPoints

A vast majority of older veterans (93%) report exposure to at least one potentially traumatic event during their lifetime1. Some develop posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD); however, most do not, as the prevalence of PTSD in later adulthood is low2. Around 10% of...

Considerations for treating military-affiliated patients for PTSD in community clinics – Anna Denejkina

by ISTSS Blogs | May 9, 2022 | JOTS Highlights, Military and Combat

Globally, posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) is a significant mental health issue among military service members and veterans. Within the US, around 13% of veterans have a PTSD diagnosis, (Dursa et al., 2014; Eber et al., 2013), with the prevalence of PTSD...