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, […]
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Online Therapy in the COVID-19 Era
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 […]
Special Interest Groups
Psychogenic Non-Epileptic Seizures (PNES) SIG Update
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 […]
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Using Creative Arts Therapies Online
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; […]
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Research Participants Required
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 […]
Letter From The President
April 2020 – Transition Plan 2020 & The Way Forward
Dear fellow ISSTD Members, I hope you are all safe and healthy in these challenging times. Following on our first-ever virtual Annual Business Meeting that was held on Friday April 24, at 3:30 pm EDT, I would like to report on behalf of the Board what our transition plan is for 2020 and how we […]
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News You Can Use
Elizabeth Howell’s Latest Book: A Focus on Relational Healing ISSTD Fellow, Elizabeth Howell, PhD has just released her sixth book: Trauma and Dissociation-Informed Psychotherapy: Relational Healing and Therapeutic Connection, published this month by Norton. This book proposed a model for therapy in which the client and the practitioner are both traumatized and flawed human beings […]
Caul Awards
David Caul Graduate Research Fund – Accepting Applications
Application window open: April 27 – May 31, 2020. This fund is designed to support research that is primarily concerned with dissociation or closely related topics. The award is named for David Caul, MD, the fourth president of ISSTD in 1987, (then known as the International Society for the Study of Multiple Personality & Dissociation) a dedicated and […]
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ISSTD Launching New Regional Online Communites
Are you in a corner of the world that lacks an organized, local ISSTD presence? Or maybe you’ve had some contact with ISSTD in your region and would like to build on that. Do you feel passionate about creating an ISSTD online community that can connect around issues that matter in your area? Here is your chance! […]
Trauma & Dissociation in the News
ISSTD Self Care Resources for Covid-19
ISSTD Board Members have been working to produce resources to assist mental health professionals and individuals experiencing complex trauma or dissociative disorders to manage the unprecedented situation the world is facing. These videos are being shared widely on social media and also posted on the ISSTD website. Pages are available for professionals and for the […]