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New Annual Meeting session added
Responding to the Boston Marathon Bombing
Saturday, November 9, 3 p.m.
| Learn from professionals who were on the scene of the major hospital during the Boston Marathon tragedy
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 | While in Philadephia check out the Mural Arts Tour offered by the City of Philadelphia Department of Behavioral Health and Intellectual Disability Services |
istss news
Webinar – Pharmacological Management of PTSD
Posted: Sep 19, 2013
Answers to Your DSM-5 Questions - Webinar Recording Now Available
Posted: Aug 16, 2013
The July 2013 issue of Traumatic StressPoints is now available!
Posted: Jul 31, 2013
in the news
traumatic stress
What About Sudden and Severe Emotional Loss?
Posted: Sep 16, 2013
ISTSS 2013 Keynote Speaker Amanda Lindhout Featured in NY Times Magazine
Posted: Sep 4, 2013
A Cross-National Survey of Lifetime Exposure to Potential Trauma Types and PTSD
Posted: Aug 29, 2013
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- Founded in 1985
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2013 Annual Meeting News
Resilience After Trauma: From Surviving to Thriving
November 7-9, 2013
Pre-Meeting Institutes, November 6
Philadelphia Marriott Downtown, Philadelphia, PA USA
Look For These Featured Pre-Meeting Institutes and Many More...
The Sanctuary Model: What It Takes to Create and Sustain Trauma-Informed and Resilient Organizations READ MORE
Imagery Rescripting Therapy for Military Populations: An Introduction READ MORE
Psychological First Aid (PFA) - Keeping Providers' Skills Up READ MORE
Ethnocultural Variation in Traumatic Stress in the United States: Epidemiology, Assessment, and Treatment READ MORE
Also, don't miss the 'Everything You Should Know About the DSM-5: New Data, New Sub-types and Comparisons with ICD-11'
Friday November 8, 3:00 - 4:15 p.m.
Upcoming Events
September 23 - 24, 2013
Understanding Violence and Trauma in the Lives of Children and Adolescents
Sponsored by ISTSS, NKVTS, ESTSS
Oslo, Norway
More Information. Register.
October 1, 2013
Webinar – Pharmacological Management of PTSD
Presented by Jonathan Bisson
12:00 - 1:30 p.m. CST
Register.
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GLOBAL AFFILIATE SPOTLIGHT
The French Language Association for the Study of Stress and Trauma (ALFEST)
The French Language Association for the Study of Stress and Trauma (ALFEST) is a non-profit organization that includes members from Belgium, Canada, France, Lebanon, Switzerland, the Maghreb countries, and countries in sub-Saharan Africa. It aims to promote and conduct research studies on stress and trauma to improve the treatment of PTSD and the well-being of those suffering from trauma. ALFEST publishes an online journal, Trauma: The Journal of Alfest to publish and disseminate results of studies related to trauma.
ISTSS Mission Statement
ISTSS is an international, interdisciplinary professional organization that promotes advancement and exchange of knowledge about traumatic stress. This knowledge includes:
- Understanding the scope and consequences of traumatic exposure
- Preventing traumatic events and ameliorating their consequences
- Advocating for the field of traumatic stress