We were happy to hear that our paper was selected by the French Psychiatric Association to receive a "Prix de la Meilleure Publication du Congrès Français de Psychiatrie 2014" (Best Scientific Paper Prize of the French Psychiatric Association) at their 2014...
In November 2014, I had the good fortune to be the recipient of an ISTSS travel grant, which allowed me to attend the ISTSS Annual Meeting for the first time. My interest in the meeting was born of the fact that the Philippines lies in the “ring of fire,”...
I was honored to receive a 2014 ISTSS Travel Grant that allowed me to achieve more development and advancement of understanding of different methodologies and concepts to improve the decision-making processes and to make better use of health care resources in Ukraine....
The International Psychological Trauma Symposium is held on an annual basis in Istanbul, Turkey. It is co-organized by former ISTSS and European Society for Traumatic Stress Studies (ESTSS) past board member Sahika Yuksel. The theme of the December 2014 symposium was...
Several hundred trauma professionals gathered in Talca, Chile for two days in mid-December 2014 for the Primera Jornada Internacional de Trauma Psíquico (First International Conference on Psychological Trauma) in Chile. Hosted by the University of Talca and with the...
When I think about some of the key therapeutic components that promote recovery for trauma survivors with posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD), I think about dealing with the memories of the trauma, addressing avoidance of trauma-related reminders that impair their...
(Click here for conference photos) Thank you to everyone who participated in the ISTSS 30th Annual Meeting in Miami. More than 1,200 attendees from around the world contributed knowledge and new insights into the short- and long-term effects childhood trauma can have...
(left to right) E. Alison Holman, Roxane Cohen Silver, Stevan Hobfoll, ISTSS then-president Nancy Kassam-Adams, Erika Wolf, Bruce Shapiro, Charlotte Heleniak, Diana Bennett, Mary Beth Williams In November, ISTSS honored the recipients of its 2014 Leadership Awards at...
Technology is increasingly used as a means to address significant barriers in the delivery of trauma-focused mental health treatment. These barriers include limited access to a subset of providers who treat traumatic stress, transportation to treatment, access to...
Trauma, sleep and PTSD Sleep-related difficulties are among the hallmark symptoms of posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD). The PTSD diagnostic criteria according to DSM-5 include two sleep-related symptoms: experiencing nightmares or distressing trauma-related dreams,...
