by ISTSS Blogs | Nov 22, 2017 | JOTS Highlights, Military and Combat
In recent years, national agencies and clinical research centers began advocating for integrative approaches that capture behavioral, genetic, and neurophysiological mechanisms to better understand complex and chronic disorders such as posttraumatic stress disorder...
by ISTSS Blogs | Nov 19, 2017 | JOTS Highlights, Military and Combat
The experience of military service members who serve in combat is complex and can include multiple elements of fear, traumatic loss of friends and comrades, and provocative situations that challenge one’s basic sense of right and wrong (Stein et al., 2012). The...
by ISTSS Blogs | Oct 1, 2017 | Military and Combat, StressPoints
From a public health perspective, U.S. Army suicides are rare events and the prevalence of suicide in the U.S. Army is low (less than 0.02 percent). However, the impact of even one death, especially a suicide, has a resounding effect on America’s fighting force....
by ISTSS Blogs | Oct 1, 2017 | Military and Combat, StressPoints
Last month, the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) and U.S. Department of Defense (DoD) issued an updated Clinical Practice Guideline for the Management of PTSD. I was enthusiastic to see that the very first recommendation in this guideline encourages health...
by ISTSS Blogs | May 31, 2017 | JOTS Highlights, Military and Combat
What do we know about exposure to trauma, sense of threat and stress symptoms? There is much evidence in the scientific literature to a direct link between the sense of threat a person feels during and immediately after experiencing a traumatic event, and their...
by ISTSS Blogs | Apr 12, 2017 | JOTS Highlights, Military and Combat
The DBTPE Journeys program is a novel 12-week intensive outpatient program that combines Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT), Prolonged Exposure (PE), and community integration outings to treat co-morbid PTSD and Borderline Personality Disorder. This program was...
