Dear fellow ISSTD Members, I hope you are still safe amidst the COVID-19 pandemic. Our heartfelt condolences go to those who have lost loved ones due to COVID-19. If you have had COVID-19 and recovered, we are very happy. If you are currently ill with COVID-19, our thoughts are with you, and may you recover […]
“A Deep Wound Under my Heart”: New Report Explores Women’s understandings of Complex Trauma and Service Provision ISSTD Board Director, Dr Michael Salter is the lead author of a new report “A deep wound under my heart” which explores women’s understandings of complex trauma and their experiences of service provision in Australia. The report was […]
All articles requesting research participation must be approved by the ISSTD Board prior to posting. This proposal was approved by the ISSTD Board in May 2020. Dacia Oberhelman is a doctoral student in the Counseling Psychology Ph.D. program at the University of North Dakota. She is seeking participants for research as a part of her […]
ISSTD held its first ever three-day Virtual Congress May 15-17. Over three days, more than 200 attendees from 13 different countries logged on to hear presentations, network, and learn more about ISSTD. The conference kicked off on Friday with all-day pre-conference workshops on Transitional Age Youth by Katie Keech, Trauma and Addictions by Melissa Engle, […]
The outbreak of COVID-19 has thrown the world into disarray. With many countries going into lockdown, most therapists have been forced to undertake online therapy for some, or all of their clients. For many of us this has been a shock and we have had to re-think how we do therapy. There have been some […]
PNES, also known as dissociative seizures, are paroxysmal events that to an observer can look a lot like epileptic seizures. However, they are called “psychogenic” because their origins are psychological. The most common risk factor in this group of patients is psychological trauma. The PNES SIG was formally approved this year and ISSTD members who […]
The challenges of the COVID-19 pandemic are felt deep and wide by many of our clients who are affected by trauma and dissociation. Some noted themes of the work in response to the pandemic may include: fears for personal health and safety, loss of control; increased anxiety; feelings of loneliness; experiences of helplessness and hopelessness; […]
All articles requesting research participation must be approved by the ISSTD Board prior to posting. This proposal was approved by the ISSTD Board in April 2020. ISSTD student member Shelley Hua is seeking participants for research as part of her Honours thesis in Psychology. Shelley’s research is entitled Dissociation & Mental Processes – what’s the […]
