by ISTSS Blogs | Feb 29, 2024 | Uncategorized
Evidence-based practice (EBP) is an approach that brings together the best available, well-researched treatments, clinician acumen, and patient interests and preferences to guide clinical decisions. The U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) and the U.S. Department...
by ISTSS Blogs | Jun 28, 2023 | Uncategorized
The ISTSS Nominations and Elections Committee, chaired by Board Member and Immediate Past President Ananda Amstadter, PhD, has nominated the individuals listed below. Nominees for President-Elect (electing one; nominees are listed in alphabetical...
by ISTSS Blogs | Jun 28, 2023 | Uncategorized
The past several years have ushered in a cascade of compounding collective trauma,1 including the COVID-19 pandemic, a rise in mass shootings across the United States, a war in Ukraine, and, most recently, catastrophic wildfires in Canada, whose smoke has...
by ISTSS Blogs | Jun 28, 2023 | Uncategorized
The most recent iteration of the ISTSS member survey was developed and administered in late 2022. The goal of this survey was to assess ISTSS members’ perspectives on key issues of importance to the society, including but not limited to strategic plan-related...
by ISTSS Blogs | Feb 23, 2023 | Uncategorized
It has long been understood that certain psychological disorders run in families. This early observation inspired family and twin research designs, which provided foundational support for the heritability of psychological disorders, including posttraumatic stress...
by ISTSS Blogs | May 24, 2022 | Uncategorized
On February 27th, 2010, the sixth strongest earthquake in recorded history (8.8 Mw) struck Chile. With over 500 deaths, the destruction of hundreds of buildings including schools, and a blackout that affected most of the country’s population (Earthquake...