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,...

SIG Spotlight: Military Women and Mental Health: Risk Factors and Implications for ‎Treatment – Grace Seamon-Lahiff, Allison L. Baier, Kristen H. Walter and Barton Buechner

by ISTSS Blogs | Jul 23, 2021 | Military and Combat, StressPoints

It has been a ground-breaking year for women serving in the military. In the U.S., the Marine Corps Recruiting Depot in San Diego welcomed its first female platoon (Athey, 2020) and President Biden appointed two female generals to lead Transportation and Southern...

Military Matters: Understanding the Mental Health of U.S. Military Veterans During the ‎COVID-19 Pandemic: The Importance of Risk and Resilience Factors – Peter J. Na, MD, MPH; Jack Tsai, PhD; and Robert H. Pietrzak, PhD, MPH‎

by ISTSS Blogs | May 27, 2021 | Military and Combat, StressPoints

The potential negative impact of COVID-19 on mental health has been a significant concern in the wake of the pandemic. Initial studies seemed to support this concern, as they indicate evidence of substantial increases in prevalence of depression and anxiety in the...

Long-Term Effects of Peacekeeping Deployment on Mental Health – Christer Lunde Gjerstad

by ISTSS Blogs | Dec 2, 2020 | JOTS Highlights, Military and Combat

The United Nations has been conducting peacekeeping operations for close to seven decades. Despite this, we still know little about the long-term effects of peacekeeping deployment on mental health (Forbes et al., 2016). For many of us, the name “peacekeeping...

What works to treat trauma-related guilt in patients with PTSD and substance use disorders? – Christy Capone, Ph.D., Brittany Davis, Ph.D., Sonya B. Norman, Ph.D.

by ISTSS Blogs | Jul 24, 2020 | Clinical Issues and Treatment, JOTS Highlights, Military and Combat

What we know Patients diagnosed with comorbid posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) and substance use disorders (SUD) endorse more severe PTSD symptoms, more suicidal ideation, and more impairments in their day-to-day lives than patients with either disorder alone....