Home > Public Resources > Trauma Blog > 2019-January Clinical Issues and Treatment Can trauma cause a moral injury? There has been a growing interest in traumatic events that may violate people’s core moral beliefs. While not exclusively a military-related issue, some service members and veterans attribute chronic and pervasive problems to potentially morally injurious deployment-related experiences such as injuring or killing enemy combatants or failing to prevent the suffering of fellow service members or civilians. Clinician's Corner: Treating Insomnia in Patients with PTSD: You Don’t Have to Wait! StressPoints Insomnia is an international public health problem associated with functional impairment as well as significant social and economic burdens (Daley et al., 2009; Matteson-Rusby et al., 2010). There is evidence that getting less sleep before a traumatic experience is associated with a higher likelihood of developing PTSD after such exposure (Gehrman et al., 2013). Student Perspectives: Considerations for Addressing Interpersonal Violence on College Campuses StressPoints As college students—especially college students who study and aim to specialize in trauma psychology—we cannot ignore the epidemic of sexual assault that seems to especially permeate university life. Two factors that commonly exacerbate feelings of trauma for survivors are substance abuse and a lack of social support, especially through institutional betrayal. We were interested in the experience of survivors on our own campus. Student Perspectives: What Can Psychologists Do for Asylum-Seekers? Firsthand Experience from the South Texas Family Residential Center StressPoints Editor's note: ISTSS released a statement on the importance of keeping families together in June 2018. The mothers and children refer to it as “carcel de bebes” or “baby jail,” described psychologist Kristin Samuelson, Ph.D, about the South Texas Family Residential Center, where she recently volunteered with the Dilley Pro Bono Project. Browse Clinical Issues and Treatment articles International and Global Student Perspectives: What Can Psychologists Do for Asylum-Seekers? Firsthand Experience from the South Texas Family Residential Center StressPoints Editor's note: ISTSS released a statement on the importance of keeping families together in June 2018. The mothers and children refer to it as “carcel de bebes” or “baby jail,” described psychologist Kristin Samuelson, Ph.D, about the South Texas Family Residential Center, where she recently volunteered with the Dilley Pro Bono Project. Browse International and Global articles Military and Combat Can trauma cause a moral injury? There has been a growing interest in traumatic events that may violate people’s core moral beliefs. While not exclusively a military-related issue, some service members and veterans attribute chronic and pervasive problems to potentially morally injurious deployment-related experiences such as injuring or killing enemy combatants or failing to prevent the suffering of fellow service members or civilians. Trauma and World Literature: Moral Injury The challenges for many soldiers returning from war go beyond the potential for PTSD, moral injury, traumatic bereavement and a range of associated risks from increased rates of suicide to a host of physical illnesses. Browse Military and Combat articles Student and Early Career Student Perspectives: A Student Therapist’s Clinical Response to the Continuum of Dissociation StressPoints As a psychology trainee, I have often had discussions about how my emotional reactions when with a client can be a useful indicator of various client factors present in session. Specifically, supervisors have suggested this self-awareness is particularly valuable aiding in the assessment and treatment of dissociative disorders based on a client’s level of connection (or disconnection). Student Perspectives: Considerations for Addressing Interpersonal Violence on College Campuses StressPoints As college students—especially college students who study and aim to specialize in trauma psychology—we cannot ignore the epidemic of sexual assault that seems to especially permeate university life. Two factors that commonly exacerbate feelings of trauma for survivors are substance abuse and a lack of social support, especially through institutional betrayal. We were interested in the experience of survivors on our own campus. Student Perspectives: What Can Psychologists Do for Asylum-Seekers? Firsthand Experience from the South Texas Family Residential Center StressPoints Editor's note: ISTSS released a statement on the importance of keeping families together in June 2018. The mothers and children refer to it as “carcel de bebes” or “baby jail,” described psychologist Kristin Samuelson, Ph.D, about the South Texas Family Residential Center, where she recently volunteered with the Dilley Pro Bono Project. Browse Student and Early Career articles Trauma and the Arts Trauma and World Literature: Moral Injury The challenges for many soldiers returning from war go beyond the potential for PTSD, moral injury, traumatic bereavement and a range of associated risks from increased rates of suicide to a host of physical illnesses. Trauma and World Literature: Then We Came to the End by Joshua Ferris StressPoints In Joshua Ferris’s clever and insightful first novel, Then We Came to the End, modern business office relationships are explored as the workers work, socialize and cope with life’s inevitable traumatic events. Browse Trauma and the Arts articles
Home > Public Resources > Trauma Blog > 2019-January Clinical Issues and Treatment Can trauma cause a moral injury? There has been a growing interest in traumatic events that may violate people’s core moral beliefs. While not exclusively a military-related issue, some service members and veterans attribute chronic and pervasive problems to potentially morally injurious deployment-related experiences such as injuring or killing enemy combatants or failing to prevent the suffering of fellow service members or civilians. Clinician's Corner: Treating Insomnia in Patients with PTSD: You Don’t Have to Wait! StressPoints Insomnia is an international public health problem associated with functional impairment as well as significant social and economic burdens (Daley et al., 2009; Matteson-Rusby et al., 2010). There is evidence that getting less sleep before a traumatic experience is associated with a higher likelihood of developing PTSD after such exposure (Gehrman et al., 2013). Student Perspectives: Considerations for Addressing Interpersonal Violence on College Campuses StressPoints As college students—especially college students who study and aim to specialize in trauma psychology—we cannot ignore the epidemic of sexual assault that seems to especially permeate university life. Two factors that commonly exacerbate feelings of trauma for survivors are substance abuse and a lack of social support, especially through institutional betrayal. We were interested in the experience of survivors on our own campus. Student Perspectives: What Can Psychologists Do for Asylum-Seekers? Firsthand Experience from the South Texas Family Residential Center StressPoints Editor's note: ISTSS released a statement on the importance of keeping families together in June 2018. The mothers and children refer to it as “carcel de bebes” or “baby jail,” described psychologist Kristin Samuelson, Ph.D, about the South Texas Family Residential Center, where she recently volunteered with the Dilley Pro Bono Project. Browse Clinical Issues and Treatment articles International and Global Student Perspectives: What Can Psychologists Do for Asylum-Seekers? Firsthand Experience from the South Texas Family Residential Center StressPoints Editor's note: ISTSS released a statement on the importance of keeping families together in June 2018. The mothers and children refer to it as “carcel de bebes” or “baby jail,” described psychologist Kristin Samuelson, Ph.D, about the South Texas Family Residential Center, where she recently volunteered with the Dilley Pro Bono Project. Browse International and Global articles Military and Combat Can trauma cause a moral injury? There has been a growing interest in traumatic events that may violate people’s core moral beliefs. While not exclusively a military-related issue, some service members and veterans attribute chronic and pervasive problems to potentially morally injurious deployment-related experiences such as injuring or killing enemy combatants or failing to prevent the suffering of fellow service members or civilians. Trauma and World Literature: Moral Injury The challenges for many soldiers returning from war go beyond the potential for PTSD, moral injury, traumatic bereavement and a range of associated risks from increased rates of suicide to a host of physical illnesses. Browse Military and Combat articles Student and Early Career Student Perspectives: A Student Therapist’s Clinical Response to the Continuum of Dissociation StressPoints As a psychology trainee, I have often had discussions about how my emotional reactions when with a client can be a useful indicator of various client factors present in session. Specifically, supervisors have suggested this self-awareness is particularly valuable aiding in the assessment and treatment of dissociative disorders based on a client’s level of connection (or disconnection). Student Perspectives: Considerations for Addressing Interpersonal Violence on College Campuses StressPoints As college students—especially college students who study and aim to specialize in trauma psychology—we cannot ignore the epidemic of sexual assault that seems to especially permeate university life. Two factors that commonly exacerbate feelings of trauma for survivors are substance abuse and a lack of social support, especially through institutional betrayal. We were interested in the experience of survivors on our own campus. Student Perspectives: What Can Psychologists Do for Asylum-Seekers? Firsthand Experience from the South Texas Family Residential Center StressPoints Editor's note: ISTSS released a statement on the importance of keeping families together in June 2018. The mothers and children refer to it as “carcel de bebes” or “baby jail,” described psychologist Kristin Samuelson, Ph.D, about the South Texas Family Residential Center, where she recently volunteered with the Dilley Pro Bono Project. Browse Student and Early Career articles Trauma and the Arts Trauma and World Literature: Moral Injury The challenges for many soldiers returning from war go beyond the potential for PTSD, moral injury, traumatic bereavement and a range of associated risks from increased rates of suicide to a host of physical illnesses. Trauma and World Literature: Then We Came to the End by Joshua Ferris StressPoints In Joshua Ferris’s clever and insightful first novel, Then We Came to the End, modern business office relationships are explored as the workers work, socialize and cope with life’s inevitable traumatic events. Browse Trauma and the Arts articles