New Book Alert! Moving from Grievance to Hope in Psychoanalysis: Applied Case StudiesEdited by Johanna Dobrich This volume brings psychoanalytic thinking and practice directly into the social forces that shape our lives, exploring themes such as intergenerational trauma, the legacies of war and refugee displacement, cultural difference, matrescence, gun violence, environmental degradation, and the ways […]
Join the ISSTD Professional Training Program Faculty ISSTD Professional Training Program (PTP) is inviting applications for the roles of Faculty and Teaching Assistants for its Level I course. Faculty members serve as small group facilitators, guiding a cohort of participants through the months alongside the didactic curriculum. The role involves participating in regular faculty meetings […]
Recognition Alert! Professor Warwick Middleton Appointed a Member of the Order of Australia! A hearty congratulations to Warwick Middleton, ISSTD Past President and Fellow, on being appointed a Member of the Order of Australia, in the General Division, for significant service to psychiatric medicine, and to research into and treatment of complex traumagenic dissociation. If […]
Conference Alerts! 10th International Congress of the European Society for Trauma and Dissociation (ESTD 2026) Early bird registration for ESTD 2026 is NOW OPEN! ESTD 2026 will take place in Lisbon, Portugal, October 1-3, 2026. This edition marks a special milestone: 20 years of ESTD, bringing together an international community of clinicians, researchers, and mental […]
Welcome to New ISSTD Members in April 2026! Professional MembersBenjamin ArnoldLouise BlackburnKatrina BrownSharon ClaymanBetul Rumeysa DemirorsAnnabelle DenmarkKaren Dwyer-TesorieroLauren FeeJihan GirgisEllen GodenaKristin LintonSofie MaugerLisa PanischRenee ProwsTammy Rasmussen Sarah RazoMelissa RenzenbrinkEleni SextonSteph SneiderJessica WillemsenKristen Williams Emerging Professional MembersMaggie HaanAnna HigginsEmily Mellen Student MembersSelma GarciaLisa LairdTess LampertYejin SohnAmanda Phoenix WangJennifer Dressler Do you have news others could use? […]
New Book Alert!EMDR, Dissociation, and Beyond: Reexamining and Expanding the Frame for Impactful Trauma Treatment By Jennifer A. Madere and D. Michael Coy EMDR, Dissociation, and Beyond delves more deeply into the dissociative disorders literature than any previous text on this topic, providing much-needed connectivity between two fields that are often at odds. This book […]
Welcome to New ISSTD Members in February 2026 Professional MembersCraig AbexDaniela BarriosAmy CornwallSophay DuchLuis Granja EscobarAlex MacDonaldAbbi SchluckbierSarah Vassileff Emerging Professional MembersCatherine FlynnKathleen PoteeteAlexandria SiefertSara Tripp Student MembersShirly AlmosPhoenix BucklinReeta ChandlerRenata EdwardsAbigail KerrKristi MauJoseph MernaghTesia RobinsonHeidi Schuffert Do You Have News Others Could Use? Please share your news with us! We need your help to […]
Faculty Perspectives: AdithyCounseling Psychologist, Pune It was during one of the ‘Member engagement meet-ups’ that happened during a virtual summit/conference in 2020 that I heard from a leader of ISSTD’s Professional Training Program (PTP) that they were looking for new faculty. I then looked up the qualifications required and noted that I needed to be […]
News Alert! Article: What It’s Like to Live with One of Psychiatry’s Most Misunderstood Diagnoses by Maggie Jones This New York Times Magazine article portrays the lived-experience of dissociative identity disorder (DID) in an accurate and compassionate way. Featuring Milissa Kaufman, psychiatrist and researcher with lived experience, the article explains the role of dissociation as […]
Congratulations to ISSTD Member, Shae Nester, on receiving the American Psychological Foundation’s 2025 Dr. Christine Blasey Ford Grant! The foundation stated, This year, our Dr. Christine Blasey Ford Grant supported M. Shae Nester’s research on trauma-related dissociation, an important yet deeply underfunded area. This grant both advances Shae’s dissertation work and helps improve care and […]
