Sleep Disorders and Traumatic Stress SIG
Date & Time |
Session Title |
Thursday, 9/26/2024 1:45 PM - 3 PM |
What Triggers Trauma-Related Nightmares? The Role of Interpersonal Violence, Hyperarousal, and REM Sleep |
Thursday, 9/26/2024 3:15 PM - 4:30 PM |
Translating basic science on memory, sleep, and reconsolidation to optimize treatment of trauma- and stress-related disorders |
Friday, 9/27/2024 9:30 AM - 10:45 AM |
Expert Perspectives on PTSD and Sleep Disorders: Current Relationships and Future Directions of Mechanisms, Assessment, and Treatments |
Assessment and Diagnosis SIG
Date & Time |
Session Title |
Thursday, 9/26/2024 1:45 PM - 3 PM |
Empirically based innovations in conceptualization and assessment of youth polyvictimization and complex PTSD: Applications of the middle-out approach |
Thursday, 9/26/2024 4:45 PM - 6 PM |
Measurement-based care: A practice-based benchmarked approach to avoid treatment failures and improve individual and group outcomes |
Friday, 9/27/2024 9:30 AM - 10:45 AM |
Transdiagnostic screening for traumatic stress responses and outcomes in international contexts |
Intergenerational Transmission of Trauma and Resilience SIG
Date & Time |
Session Title |
Thursday, 9/26/2024 9:30 AM - 10:45 AM |
Intergenerational Transmission of Survival Skills, Resilience, and Resistance to Trauma in Rwanda |
Thursday, 9/26/2024 1:45 PM - 3 PM |
Trauma Exposure among Incarcerated Mothers and the Impact on their Children |
Friday, 9/27/2024 3:15 PM - 4:30 PM |
Inter-generational trauma and resilience in post-communist Central Europe |
Moral Injury SIG
Date & Time |
Session Title |
Thursday, 9/26/2024 9:30 AM - 10:45 AM |
A Cross-Cutting Framework to Conceptualize, Assess, and Treat Moral Injury |
Friday, 9/27/2024 3:15 PM - 4:30 PM |
New directions in the treatment of moral injury across diverse populations |
Saturday, 9/28/2024 9:30 AM - 10:45 AM |
Betrayal in the Context of Moral Injury: Where Does It Fit? |
Racial Trauma SIG
Date & Time |
Session Title |
Thursday, 9/26/2024 1:45 PM - 3 PM |
Innovations for Reducing Racial Disparities in Trauma Treatment: Improving Care Engagement and Outcomes |
Friday, 9/27/2024 3:15 PM - 4:30 PM |
Qualitative methods to assess racial trauma in diverse settings |
Saturday, 9/28/2024 9:30 AM - 10:45 AM |
Racial Trauma adversely impacts the well-being of Black young adults |
Postpartum Trauma SIG
Date & Time |
Session Title |
Thursday, 9/26/2024 9:30 AM - 10:45 AM |
Maternal PTSD: From Identification to Treatment |
Thursday, 9/26/2024 1:45 PM - 3 PM |
Stillbirth as a major traumatic event: A longitudinal study of post-loss decisions |
Friday, 9/27/2024 9:30 AM - 10:45 AM |
Prenatal Post Traumatic Stress Disorder Symptoms and Development of Childbirth Related Postpartum PTSD Symptoms in a Cohort of Black Women |
Lifestyle Interventions for Traumatic Stress Studies (LIFTS)
Date & Time |
Session Title |
Thursday, 9/26/2024 1:45 PM - 3 PM |
Lifestyle Interventions for Women Living with Trauma-Related Symptoms: Translating Science into the Field |
Thursday, 9/26/2024 3:15 PM - 4:30 PM |
Association between Physical Activity and Cerebral White Matter Volume in Post-9/11 Veterans |
Friday, 9/27/2024 3:15 PM - 4:30 PM |
The Association Between LGBTQ Vigilance, Physical Activity, and PTSD Symptoms Among Sex and Gender Minority College Students |
Genomics & Trauma Special Interest Group
Date & Time |
Session Title |
Thursday, 9/26/2024 1:45 PM - 3 PM |
New frontiers and challenges in biomarker discovery for trauma and PTSD research using large-scale reference databases and longitudinal cohort studies |
Thursday, 9/26/2024 3:15 PM - 4:30 PM |
Leveraging Molecular and Neural Pathways for the Advancement of PTSD Subtypes |
Friday, 9/27/2024 9:30 AM - 10:45 AM |
Trauma and Genomics: Examining Psychiatric Risk, Resilience, and the Brain |
Aging, Trauma, and the Life Course SIG
Date & Time |
Session Title |
Thursday, 9/26/2024 5:20 PM - 5:25 PM |
Flash Talk: Experiencing multiple types of gender-based violence increases risk of cardiovascular events in women |
Friday, 9/27/2024 10:06 AM - 10:18 AM |
Paper Presentation: Mental health of Lebanese older adults in South Lebanon following exposure to war traumas |
Friday, 9/27/2024 1:45 PM - 3 PM |
Symposia: Long-Term Effects of Trauma and PTSD on Physical Health, Cognitive, and Functional Outcomes in Older Adults |
Sexual Orientation and Gender Diversity (SOGD) SIG
Date & Time |
Session Title |
Thursday, 9/26/2024 9:30 AM - 10:45 AM |
Are the needs of cisgender, heterosexual men and LGBTQI+ survivors of sexual violence addressed by humanitarian service delivery priorities?: A scoping review |
Thursday, 9/26/2024 1:45 PM - 3 PM |
Mechanisms of mental health and treatment outcomes following interpersonal trauma among LGBQ+ adults: translating disparities into interventions |
Friday, 9/27/2024 3:15 PM - 4:30 PM |
The Association Between LGBTQ Vigilance, Physical Activity, and PTSD Symptoms Among Sex and Gender Minority Students |
Trauma and Substance Use Disorders Special Interest Group
Date & Time |
Session Title |
Thursday, 9/26/2024 9:30 AM - 10:45 AM |
Advancing the Treatment of Co-Occurring PTSD and Substance Use Disorders |
Thursday, 9/26/2024 3:15 PM - 4:30 PM |
Efficacy of massed CPT versus standard CPT on alcohol-related outcomes and the impact of hazardous drinking |
Friday, 9/27/2024 9:30 AM - 10:45 AM |
PTSD and Emotion Regulation Difficulties among Sexual Minority Adults in Residential Substance Use Disorder Treatment |
Military SIG
Date & Time |
Session Title |
Thursday, 9/26/2024 1:45 PM - 3 PM |
We have built it, but will they come? Describing strategies to improve veteran engagement in evidence-based PTSD treatment |
Thursday, 9/26/2024 3:15 PM - 4:30 PM |
Gathering veteran and provider perspectives to inform multilevel implementation strategies for evidence-based psychotherapies |
Friday, 9/27/2024 3:15 PM - 4:30 PM |
Commemorating the Vietnam War Experience 50 Years On: The Impact and Legacy of Vietnam Veteran Research |
Trauma, Health, and Primary Care SIG
Date & Time |
Session Title |
Thursday, 9/26/2024 9:30 AM - 10:45 AM |
The role of inflammation in PTSD treatment outcomes: building a translational story through team science |
Thursday, 9/26/2024 3:15 PM - 4:30 PM |
Early and Brief intervention strategies to mitigate PTSD risk and foster resilience across healthcare settings |
Friday, 9/27/2024 9:30 AM - 10:45 AM |
Evaluating cardiac anxiety with sociodemographic, behavioral, and medical factors as independent predictors of early PTSD symptoms in cardiac arrest survivors |
Complex Trauma Special Interest Group
Date & Time |
Session Title |
Thursday, 9/26/2024 9:30 AM - 10:45 AM |
Complex PTSD: Advances in Assessment and Treatment |
Thursday, 9/26/2024 1:45 PM - 3 PM |
Empirically-Based Innovations in Conceptualization and Assessment of Youth Polyvictimization and Complex PTSD |
Friday, 9/27/2024 9:30 AM - 10:45 AM |
From Assessment to Intervention: Complex PTSD, therapeutic alliance, and interplay of stress-related disorders |
Psychodynamic Theory and Practice SIG
Date & Time |
Session Title |
Thursday, 9/26/2024 9:30 AM - 10:45 AM |
Embodying the Scientist Practitioner Model: How to Conduct Translational Trauma Research as Clinicians |
Thursday, 9/26/2024 3:15 PM - 4:30 PM |
New Avenues for Understanding and Intervening on Relationship and Psychosocial Functioning Impairments in Trauma-Exposed Populations |
Friday, 9/27/2024 9:30 AM - 10:45 AM |
Towards Better Mental Health for Trauma-Affected Children and Adolescents |
Trauma and Technology SIG
Date & Time |
Session Title |
Thursday, 9/26/2024 4:45 PM - 6 PM |
Generative Artificial Intelligence in PTSD Treatment: Exploring Different Use Cases |
Friday, 9/27/2024 9:30 AM - 10:45 AM |
Using Patient Perspectives and User Experience (UX) Research to Improve Reach and Engagement of Digital Technologies for PTSD |
Saturday, 9/28/2024 9:30 AM - 10:45 AM |
Sensor-Based Arousal Measures in Trauma: Leveraging Advances in Wearable Technology for Clinical Use |
Research Methodology SIG (RM-SIG)
Date & Time |
Session Title |
Thursday, 9/26/2024 9:30 AM - 10:45 AM |
Causal Data Science to Determine Intervention Targets to Prevent Trauma Exposure and its Consequences |
Thursday, 9/26/2024 1:45 PM - 3 PM |
How to Find, Re-use, and Share Data for Broader Impact: Practical Tools and Tips for FAIR Data |
Friday, 9/27/2024 3:15 PM - 4:30 PM |
Using Sensor and Smartphone Data to Predict High Anger Intensity in Trauma-Affected Adults |
Affiliates Endorsed Presentations
Japanese Society for Traumatic Stress Studies
Date & Time |
Session Title |
Thursday, 9/26/2024, 9:30 AM - 10:45 AM |
Roles, Challenges, And Possibilities Of ISTSS Affiliated Organizations Around The World: A Panel Discussion |
Thursday, 9/26/2024, 1:45 PM - 3:00 PM |
Recent advances in cognitive processing therapy: Diverse applications and deeper theoretical understandings |
Thursday, 9/26/2024, 3:15 PM - 4:30 PM |
Psychological stress response of junior high school children after the 2016 Kumamoto Earthquake in Japan |
Korean Society for Traumatic Stress Studies (KSTSS)
Date & Time |
Session Title |
Thursday, 9/26/2024, 9:30 AM - 10:45 AM |
Roles, Challenges, And Possibilities Of ISTSS Affiliated Organizations Around The World: A Panel Discussion |
Friday, 9/27/2024, 9:30 AM - 10:45 AM |
Predicting Risk Factors for Depression, Suicide, and Burnout among People Who Have Experienced Traumatic Events in South Korea |
Friday, 9/27/2024, 3:15 PM - 4:30 PM |
Advancements in understanding moral injury: the prevalence, measurement, and correlates of moral injury across multiple at-risk populations in diverse contexts |
Canadian Psychological Association - Traumatic Stress Section
Date & Time |
Session Title |
Saturday, 9/28/2024, 9:30 AM - 10:45 AM |
PTSD, First Responders and Other Public Safety Personnel: Unique Challenges in Ethics, Research, and Practice |
Saturday, 9/28/2024, 1:45 PM - 3:00 PM |
"Give your ideas some legs: walking in treatment of PTSD" |
Saturday, 9/28/2024, 3:15 PM - 4:30 PM |
An Updated Systematic Review on Mechanisms of Intergenerational Continuity of Child Maltreatment |
SIG-Endorsed Sessions & SIG Meetings
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