Patricia A O’Gorman, PhD, Samuel M. Hall, MA, MAC, CASAC, & Col. C. David Merkel, MD Zoom has exploded into the recent vacuum created by the need to socially distance in all walks of life, […]
Skylee Campbell and Ta-Keisha Smith One concept that is not often discussed or taught in the process of training is the cost of caring (Figley & Ludick, 2017). “The expectation that we can be immersed […]
Dr. Ani Kalayjian, Jasmin Guevarra, and Erin Antona Introduction Towards the end of 2019, the outbreak of coronavirus (COVID-19) began in China and quickly spread to other countries within months. COVID-19 is an infectious virus […]
Firefighting is one of the most physically and psychologically demanding professions. Wildland firefighters are a special breed. Whereas structure firefighters focus on fire suppression in communities and protecting property such as homes and vehicles, wildland […]
The estimated lifetime prevalence of PTSD among American adults is 8.7%, with women more likely than men to develop the disorder at some point in their lives (APA, 2013). The likelihood of developing PTSD is […]
Miscarriage Stigma Women carry a tiny little human being for approximately nine months, with the hope that maybe one day that tiny being will have a joyful and prosperous life. But what about women that […]
Phenomena like burnout popularly plague mental health (Morse, Salyers, Rollins, Monroe-DeVita, & Pfahler, 2012). Therapists working with clients who have experienced trauma are even more susceptible to the characteristic symptoms of burnout, including exhaustion, cynicism, […]
Suicide is one of only three leading causes of death in the United States that continues to increase (Stone et al., 2018). In 2016, World Health Organization statistics estimated that nearly 45,000 suicides (123 suicides […]
Michael J. Perrotti, PhD. forensicpsychdoc@sbcglobal.net Klein and Zaleski (2018) conducted research on classifying the non-consensual sharing of images as sexual assault. The authors conducted a qualitative analysis on issues focused on the intersection of sexual […]
A growing number of veterans are accessing treatment for posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) through the Veterans Health Administration (VHA) and the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs (VA). In 2015, over 568,000 veterans received treatment for […]
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