Welcome to ISSTD’s New Members in February! Professional MembersKelly Haines AguirreNorman AngFrancesca BantiPaula BemisRatesha BerthierDebbie BlackmonKaren BucklandCarolyn Kay ColwellPamela CosperCarolyn Elyse CoulsonHeather FiteThomas FulbrookPatricia HunterAlyosha JacobsonJohn KearneyNora B KrauseAllison LeeMalyssa MayStephanie McGheeSharon SternAlexandra Sydenham BennettLisa UlrichAnnelaure VuillermozAngela Williams Emerging Professional MembersAnees BenferhatKim LennonJessica LyonJordanna NashRebecca Ray Student MembersBernie BishopJennifer CaplanAnushka FonsekaChristie IribarrenAnne Marie SalvaneraMargaret SienkowskiLivia […]
Journal of Trauma & Dissociation
JTD Table of Contents (February 2021)
Journal of Trauma & Dissociation Check out the entire library online of the Journal of Trauma & Dissociation – your member benefit – now! Table of ContentsVolume 22, Issue 1Volume 22, Issue 2Volume 21, Issue 3Volume 21, Issue 4Volume 21, Issue 5 Are you interested in auto publication alerts?To set up a quick and each way to get […]
DID Awareness Day
Dissociative Identity Disorder Individuals: Societal Threat or Societal Victim?
In recent years, Hollywood film producers have caught the attention of many medical professionals and survivors of Dissociative Identity Disorders with films such as Split (2017) and a related movie, Glass (2019). These and other films portray individuals with Dissociative Identity Disorder (DID) as violent human beings. These films are creating more of a stigma […]
2021 Annual Conference
Social Events at the ISSTD 2021 Annual Conference!
Tired of staring at your laptop? Wondering if the wifi is going to go out during your next telehealth session? Unsure if you’ll ever feel kindly towards your screen again? Well, here’s a chance to have fun with your screen – The ISSTD Annual Conference has a number of social events planned to enhance your […]
Trauma & Dissociation in the News
Between the screen and the mask: on life and teletherapy in the time of the pandemic
This article first appeared in Attachment New Direction in Psychotherapy and Relational Psychoanalysis, December, 2020 (issue 14/2). Reprinted with the kind permission of Phoenix Publishing House. Abstract: The unexpected appearance of the deadly coronavirus that landed on our doorstep has hit us from left field. For a while the boundaries between my personal life and […]
DID Awareness Day
Reflections on Living with DID
I am writing this article as a survivor of complex trauma and a sufferer of DID, both of which are inextricably married. Through my writing, I wish to honour all those with the disorder and to celebrate their survival because of it. Despite the controversy that DID continues to court, I hope this article will […]
Volunteer Opportunity Spotlight
Volunteer Opportunity Spotlight: Fridley Fund Seeks Committee Member
This month’s Volunteer Position Spotlight shines on an opportunity to join the Fridley Fund Sub-Committee! This is an incredible opportunity to support emerging professionals to access ongoing training opportunities that may otherwise be inaccessible. This opportunity also requires minimal commitment on the part of the volunteer! The ISSTD’s Fridley Fund is a sub-committee of the […]
DID Awareness Day
DID Awareness Day March 5
Dissociative Identity Disorder (DID) is a mental illness that, despite prevalence rates similar to Bulimia and OCD, is traditionally misdiagnosed and misunderstood by both the public and mental health providers. March 5th is observed as Dissociative Identity Disorder Awareness Day in efforts to increase awareness of and education about DID. Until the mid 1990’s, Dissociative […]
Letter From The President
A Letter From Your New ISSTD President
Dear All, I feel privileged and truly fortunate to be able to serve you and support your academic objectives during 2021. As we enter a new year, I want to express my enormous gratitude to all of you ISSTD esteemed members, for your multiple and significant clinical, academic, scientific, editorial, journalistic and research-based contributions. Much […]
News You Can Use
News You Can Use
New Janina Fisher Book Provides all the Therapy Worksheets you ever wanted! ISSTD Member, Janina Fisher has written a new therapy workbook which will delight those who are fans of her ‘Flipchart’ and previous books. In fact, if you like to provide therapy worksheets to your clients, then Janina Fisher’s latest book may be just […]