Several hundred trauma professionals gathered in Talca, Chile for two days in mid-December 2014 for the Primera Jornada Internacional de Trauma PsÃquico (First International Conference on Psychological Trauma) in Chile. Hosted by the University of Talca and with the...
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...
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....
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,”...
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,...
