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....

What symptoms of PTSD remain after integrated treatment for PTSD and alcohol use disorder? – Jessica C. Tripp, Ph.D., Sonya B. Norman, Ph.D.

by ISTSS Blogs | Jul 21, 2020 | Clinical Issues and Treatment, JOTS Highlights, Military and Combat

What we know Trauma-focused treatments are effective in reducing overall symptoms of PTSD. Previous studies have shown that some symptoms remain after treatment, even in people who don’t have a diagnosis of PTSD any longer. However, no studies have examined...

Posttraumatic Stress Disorder and Justice Involvement Among Military Veterans – Emmeline N. Taylor, BS, Mandy D. Owens, PhD, Amia Nash, MS, Andrea Finlay, PhD

by ISTSS Blogs | Jul 17, 2020 | JOTS Highlights, Military and Combat

Military veterans are at an increased risk for posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) due to combat exposure and other traumatic military experiences (Xue et al, 2015). PTSD has been linked with criminal justice involvement including being arrested or incarcerated...

Implementation Patterns of Two Evidence‐Based Psychotherapies in Veterans Affairs Residential PTSD Programs: A Five‐Point Longitudinal National Investigation – Joan M. Cook, Ph.D., Vanessa Simiola, Psy.D.

by ISTSS Blogs | Jul 14, 2020 | Clinical Issues and Treatment, JOTS Highlights, Military and Combat

Starting in 2006, the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) invested significant resources to provide their mental health workforce with training, supervision, staffing and implementation support for two evidence-based psychotherapies (EBPs) for posttraumatic...

Enhancing Social Support May Improve Cognitive Processing Therapy Outcomes in Telemedicine for PTSD – Sarah B. Campbell, PhD

by ISTSS Blogs | Jul 13, 2020 | Clinical Issues and Treatment, COVID-19, JOTS Highlights, Military and Combat

As we work to sustain and tailor our mental health services during the era of COVID-19 and think ahead to future clinical needs, clinicians are increasingly transitioning their care to telehealth modalities. This format has the benefit of reaching the greatest number...