It is fitting that the very first goal in the ISTSS Strategic Plan is about nurturing and sustaining professional community and interchange. Goal #1: Professional Community - ISTSS inspires innovation in the various activities of traumatic stress professionals. We...
A recent trip to Spain on a music cultural exchange awakened me to the enduring legacy of poet Antonio Machado (1875-1939). Our music featured newly-composed pieces based on Machado’s poetry. These brought warm acclamation from Spaniards of all ages.What, I...
On September 23-24, a two day seminar, Understanding Terror and Violence in the Lives of Children and Adolescents, was co-hosted in Oslo, Norway by ISTSS and the Norwegian Center for Violence and Traumatic Stress Studies (NKVTS) in collaboration with The European...
Photo: Annual Meeting co-chairs Ananda Amstadter (left) and Nicole Nugent (right) with then-president Karestan Koenen (center). Thank you to everyone who participated in the ISTSS 29th Annual Meeting in Philadelphia. More than 1,300 attendees contributed to...
ISTSS honored the recipients of its 2013 Leadership Awards at their 29th Annual Meeting in Philadelphia. ISTSS wishes to extend special thanks to the 2013 Frank W. Putnam Trauma Research Scholar Committee, 2013 Awards Committee, and the 2013 Program Committee for...
I have a confession. I avoid reading anything about trauma or posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) when I am not working. I read a lot of fiction – but if the book’s description even implies the focus is on a trauma narrative, I will not be downloading it...
In each issue of Traumatic StressPoints, I will highlight one of our Society’s strategic goals, hoping to spark conversation about how these goals shape our work together. In preparing for this edition of StressPoints, I came to realize that I had a challenge...
Having to go away from my family to find myself was the best thing I ever did. As a family, we had been very close. I discovered that I hadn’t really had my own life. I now had the space to find some acceptance of stuff, particularly my sexuality, which I had...
What is the role of culture in the mental health of help seekers who have experienced traumas? Given that trauma occurs in every culture, knowledge of how culture may impact symptom expression is of crucial importance in understanding the psychological difficulties...
More than ever before, juvenile courts and their affiliated stakeholders are coming to appreciate and understand the impact of trauma on social and emotional functioning among the children and families they serve. This increasing awareness in local jurisdictions is...
