Beth A. Pratt Section Editor: Emre Umucu POSTTRAUMTIC STRESS DISORDER (PTSD) IS A DEVASTATING TRAUMA AND STRESSOR-RELATED DISORDER affecting up to 30% of veterans (Gradus, 2021). PTSD is characterized by re-experiencing trauma in flashbacks or […]
Irit Felsen Adjunct Professor Columbia University and Yeshiva University New York City, NY It is truly an honor to be invited to present myself in this forum. It is a wonderful opportunity to ‘meet’ each […]
Assel Akhmetova & Gaukhar Mambetalina ATTITUDES TOWARD WHAT CONSTITUTES FAMILY CHANGES OVER TIME. The traditional definition of family comprising a mother, father, and children might seem as a relic of the past by many individuals, […]
Lisa M. Rocchio, PhD Dear Division 56 COLLEAGUES, I write to you with feelings of tremendous sadness, anger, and devastation in the wake of yet another horrific and senseless tragedy and loss of life due […]
THE EDITORIAL TEAM & I WISH YOU AN OPEN-HEARTED WELCOME to the Trauma Psychology News Summer 2022 issue. We close out June in honor of Juneteenth and LGBTQ+ Pride, Alzheimer’s & Brain Awareness, and PTSD […]
Annual Program of the Trauma Work Group in the NGO on Mental Health at the United Nations Knowing and Not Knowing About the Climate Crisis: Through the Lens of Trauma and Dissociation. Irit Felsen The […]
Section Editor: Priscilla Dass-Brailsford The Fellow’s Committee is pleased to announce the newest Fellows of Division 56. Drs. Brand, Kerig, Morrisette are new Fellows to APA and the Division of Trauma Psychology. Dr. Marotta-Walters is […]
C. Nicole White, Katherine Robichaux & Nancy Herrera HUMAN TRAFFICKING IS A CRIME OF EXPLOITATION involving the use of force, fraud, or coercion (Administration for Children & Families, 2017; Wilks et al., 2021). Examples include […]
Sarah M. Schenk AUGUST OF 2020, I ARRIVED IN NEW YORK CITY to begin my studies toward an MA in Clinical Psychology. I had calibrated my expectations toward a different university experience, one in which […]
Denise Carballea WORLDWIDE, EMERGENCY HEALTHCARE WORKERS have responded and adjusted to the increased workload and demand across all healthcare provisions. The intensive care unit (ICU) is a setting where staff members are already at risk […]
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