What's New with ISTSS

Join ISTSS in June for a webinar on Harnessing the Healing Power of Relationships
Posted: Wed, 02 May 2012
Harnessing the Healing Power of Relationships: Reconceptualizing PTSD and Enhancing Treatment
Candice Monson, Ph.D.
Thursday, June 14, 2012
Noon - 1:30 p.m. Central Time

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The March issue of Traumatic StressPoints is now available!
Posted: Mon, 26 Mar 2012
The March issue includes a message from ISTSS President Eve Carlson, PhD, a profile on the life of a fellow ISTSS member and recurring StressPoints favorites including Trauma and World Literature, Media Matters and ... ...

Back by popular demand! Join Dr. Edna Foa in March for a Webinar on Healing People with PTSD
Posted: Thu, 23 Feb 2012
Healing People with PTSD
Edna B. Foa, PhD
Friday, March 23, 2012
9:00 a.m. - 10:30 a.m. Central Time
14:00 - 15:30 UTC

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Traumatic Stress in the News

U.S. Veterans Suffer from Stigma of Mental Health
Posted: Tue, 17 Apr 2012
According to the RAND report in 2008, 20% of soldiers who served in Iraq and Afghanistan developed PTSD or major depression. While the disorders are becoming more widely known by veterans and researchers are continuing to improve understanding ... ...

Prolonged Exposure (PE) with Paroxetine Better Than PE with Placebo
Posted: Wed, 21 Mar 2012
Researchers at Columbia University in New York conducted a randomized control trail comparing Prolonged Exposure (PE) therapy combined with paroxetine (an SSRI) with PE combined with a placebo. Participants (N = 37) in this trial were... ...

Recognizing and Preventing Child Abuse
Posted: Tue, 14 Feb 2012
Recent events in the US news has brought the issues surrounding male childhood sexual abuse again to the forefront. The sexual abuse and assault of boys and men occurs in up to 1 in 6 males. Many of the issues are common to all types of sexual ... ...

Continuing Education

Earn CEs conveniently online without the cost and inconvenience of travel. Plus - members enjoy reduced rates!

For Credit Offerings:

Journal CE - Each issue of the Journal for Traumatic Stress Studies offers 3 continuing education credits. Credits can be purchased by month or with a discounted subscription.
Recorded Pre-Meeting Institute Sessions from the 2009 Annual Meeting offered for 4 credits each. PMI-11 is eligible for Ethics credits.
Recorded Master Clinician Sessions (coming soon) - Several sessions were recorded at the 2009 Annual Meeting and will be available for 1.5 hours of CE credit each.

Non-Credit Offering:

MP3 Downloadable Audio Recordings of most sessions of the 2009 Annual Meeting with accompanying slides.

Public

Click on these links to learn more about traumatic stress or to access specific resources:

Professionals

ISTSS offers Public Education Pamphlets that provide a readily accessible introduction to important trauma-related issues, including:

For even more trauma-related resources for professionals, click here.

Members

ISTSS is the world's largest professional membership organization specializing in the field of traumatic stress. It is an international, multidisciplinary organization that promotes the advancement and exchange of knowledge about severe stress and trauma. ISTSS embraces and presents perspectives across races, ethnicities, and cultures.