The ISSTD Child & Adolescent Committee (C&A Committee) is co-chaired by Fran Waters and Na’ama Yehuda, and includes members from around the world: Argentina, Australia, Canada, the Netherlands, the US, and the UK. The C&A Committee’s mission is to improve awareness, knowledge, training, and information about child and adolescent trauma and dissociation; and to work […]
Caul Awards
David Caul Graduate Research Grants – Application Period Open Now!
DAVID CAUL GRADUATE RESEARCH GRANT The application period is open now for the David Caul Graduate Research Grant! 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 beloved leader in the field of dissociation. […]
2019 Annual Conference
ISSTD Annual Conference: Reflections of First-time Attendees
Learning and Connecting with Colleagues Across the Globe I attended the three-day ASCH Basic Hypnosis Training and the first day of the ISSTD conference. The training surpassed all of my positive expectations. The combination of didactic and experiential learning was very well-balanced and the facilitators created a safe environment for learning. Saturday’s Plenary address was […]
Kid's Korner
Reading the Child Within: How Bibliotherapy can Help the Victim of Child Sexual Abuse
Child sexual abuse is an extensive health problem in the United States (U.S.) and leads to a variety of serious mental and physical health issues throughout the lifetime of the individual (Townsend & Rheingold, 2013). Short and long term consequences include exacerbation of autoimmune diseases, labile affect, dissociation, mood dysregulation, poor self-esteem, and problems related […]
Letter From The President
Reflections on our 2019 Annual Conference
Hello My Fellow ISSTD members, I am recently home from the annual conference and as I write this, the most vivid feeling I am having is that I feel ‘full’. Full of new knowledge, full of hope from the new connections, full of love for each person I met, and full of new curiosity as […]
News You Can Use
News You Can Use
Psychosis Trauma and Dissociation: Revised second edition now available Psychosis Trauma and Dissociation: Evolving Perspectives on Severe Psychopathology is a key text in the field, exploring the complex interface between psychosis, trauma and dissociation. The original edition, no doubt one many of us have on our bookshelves, is now over ten years old and the […]
Clinical E-Journal
JTD & Frontiers Table of Contents (March 2019)
Journal of Trauma & Dissociation Check out the entire library online of the Journal of Trauma & Dissociation – your member benefit – now! Table of Contents Volume 20, Issue 1 Volume 20, Issue 2 Volume 19, Issue 3 Volume 19, Issue 4 Volume 19, Issue 5 Are you interested in auto publication alerts? To set up a […]
2019 Annual Conference
And More on the 2019 ISSTD Awards
In addition to the awards already discussed, the following Awards were made at the Annual Conference. Morton Prince Award The Morton Prince Award is given to an individual who has made outstanding cumulative contributions to research in the area of dissociative disorders. This year’s recipient is Dr Bethany Brand. Bethany, a Professor at Towson University […]
2019 Annual Conference
ISSTD Annual Awards
Lifetime Achievement Awards The Lifetime Achievement Award is the highest recognition given to an individual or individuals who have contributed over a generous span of time to the field of dissociation and/or trauma and the ISSTD. This year the award went to Lynette Danylchuk and Ira Brenner. Dr Lynette S Danylchuk, PhD Lynette has been […]
2019 Annual Conference
2019 Annual Conference Recap: A Story in Pictures
(Pictures by Warwick Middleton and Tally Tripp) The ISSTD 36th Annual Conference in New York covered a wonderful five days, including the pre-conference and main conference as well as post conference workshops. Attended by almost 600 people, this was the largest annual conference for quite a few years. Feedback has been overwhelmingly positive. As a […]