by ISTSS Blogs | Dec 2, 2021 | Assessment and Psychometrics, Clinical Issues and Treatment, Uncategorized
Important advances in the psychosocial treatment of posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) and substance use disorders (SUD) have occurred over the past two decades. Whereas before it was believed that trauma work could not be initiated until the patient was abstinent...
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...
by ISTSS Blogs | May 27, 2021 | Uncategorized
“What kind of therapist are you?” Many psychology graduate students receive questions of this nature. Additionally, many of us have also observed supervisors and professors share “I’m an ACT person” or “I work from a family systems...
by ISTSS Blogs | Jan 24, 2021 | Uncategorized
In 2015, with the beginning of the so-called “refugee crisis,” psychotherapists were facing a large number of severely traumatized and stressed persons in need of treatment. In response, we quickly founded a counseling center for refugees at the Goethe...
by ISTSS Blogs | Jan 18, 2021 | Uncategorized
Can murder be a source of PTSD for those who commit it? While it is clear that trauma can affect criminal behavior, little attention has been given to the notion that the act of murder may serve as a source of PTSD for the offender. The authors’ perception is...
by ISTSS Blogs | Sep 24, 2020 | Uncategorized
I would like to take this opportunity to provide the International Society for Traumatic Stress Studies members an overview of recent developments in the fields of emotion regulation and neurofeedback, which are closely related to the interaction between...