VA study helps us understand Vietnam Theater Veterans’ mental health – Yasmin Cypel

by ISTSS Blogs | Apr 5, 2022 | JOTS Highlights, Military and Combat

Since returning from the war, many Vietnam War veterans have faced hardships, including lack of social support (Boscarino et al., 2018), stigma (Desai et al., 2016), and social and financial difficulties (Boscarino et al., 2018). These struggles, paired with the...

Risk and Resilience: Revictimization among US Military Veterans – Scoglio, Molnar, Lincoln, Griffith, Park, & Kraus

by ISTSS Blogs | Apr 1, 2022 | Clinical Issues and Treatment, JOTS Highlights, Military and Combat

Unfortunately, individuals who have experienced abuse in childhood have a heightened risk of being victimized again in adulthood (Walker et al., 2017). This phenomenon is termed “revictimization” and refers to the experience of a similar type of...

Military Matters: The U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs and Transgender Care: Clinical Considerations ‎for Mental Health Providers – Antonella Bariani, MA

by ISTSS Blogs | Mar 31, 2022 | Military and Combat, StressPoints

For decades, transgender individuals in the United States have faced discriminatory policies that bar them from serving openly in the U.S. military under their self-identified gender and hinder their ability to feel accepted among fellow veterans. These individuals...

Military Matters: The Other Battle Borne by Female Veterans – Ana Abu-Rus, PhD

by ISTSS Blogs | Dec 2, 2021 | Military and Combat, StressPoints

On March 4, 1865, U.S. President Abraham Lincoln made a commitment to veterans, "To care for him who shall have borne the battle and for his widow, and his orphan." In Veterans Administration (VA) hospitals across the United States, these words have welcomed...

Military Matters: The Importance of Brief Trauma-Focused Treatment within Substance Use ‎Disorder Specialty Care: Written Exposure Therapy (WET)‎

by ISTSS Blogs | Sep 30, 2021 | Clinical Issues and Treatment, Military and Combat, Trauma Blog Topics, Uncategorized

There are high rates of trauma exposure and posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) among treatment-seeking veterans with substance use disorders (SUD). The process of re-integrating into the civilian world while coping with psychological and physical conditions may...

Shame Mediates Emotion Dysregulation and PTSD Symptoms in Combat Veterans – Aidan Flynn, MS, Alexander Puhalla, PhD, & Amanda Vaught, PsyD

by ISTSS Blogs | Aug 30, 2021 | Clinical Issues and Treatment, Military and Combat

Posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) is one of the most prevalent mental health disorders among US veterans (Magruder et al., 2005) and is associated with emotion dysregulation (i.e., an inability to effectively respond to emotional experiences; Gratz & Roemer,...