Journal of Traumatic Stress is an interdisciplinary forum for the publication of peer-reviewed original papers on biopsychosocial aspects of trauma. Papers focus on theoretical formulations, research, treatment, prevention, education/training, and legal and policy concerns. It is the official publication of the International Society for Traumatic Stress Studies.

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40th ISTSS Annual Meeting

ISTSS 39th Annual Meeting Virtual Issue: Scalable Strategies to Address the Impact of Trauma Worldwide: Innovations and Implementation

Denise M. Sloan, Editor in Chief

This virtual issue is a collection of articles recently published in the Journal of Traumatic Stress that resonate with the ISTSS 39th Annual Meeting theme Scalable Strategies to Address the Impact of Trauma Worldwide: Innovations and Implementation.

Articles

RESEARCH ARTICLE
Open access

Inflammation following childhood maltreatment is associated with episodic memory decline in older adults

Dalia Einstein, Savana Jurgens, Erica Howard, Jasmeet P. Hayes, 
  •  13 March 2025
RESEARCH ARTICLE

Conflict, trauma, and coping: The experiences of internally displaced people in northern Ethiopia

Gezahegn E Mamed, Gashaye M Tefera, Mastewal Bitew, Ponsiano Ngondwe, Asalfew D. Wolde, 
  •  13 March 2025
RESEARCH ARTICLE
Open access

The prevalence of childhood bullying and violence victimization and subsequent risk of adult revictimization in the Norwegian population: A cross‐sectional study

Ida Frugård Strøm, Helene Flood Aakvaag, Alexander Nissen, Anja Duun Skauge, Louisa Cheng Seifert, Morten Birkeland Nielsen, Maria T. G. Dale, 
  •  10 March 2025
RESEARCH ARTICLE
Open access

Military sexual trauma and mental health counseling: Effects on resilience over time among recent‐era U.S. veterans

Mary M. Mitchel, Ryan P. Chesnut, Keith R. Aronson, Daniel F. Perkins, 
  •  6 March 2025
RESEARCH ARTICLE

Changes in pain and related health outcomes after cognitive processing therapy in an active duty military sample

Norah C. Hass, Jennifer Schuster Wachen, Casey L. Straud, Erica Checko, Donald D. McGeary, Cindy A. McGeary, Jim Mintz, Brett T. Litz, Stacey Young-McCaughan, Jeffrey S. Yarvis, Alan L. Peterson, Patricia A. Resick, for the STRONG STAR Consortium, 
  •  5 March 2025
More articles

The following is a list of the most cited articles based on citations published in the last three years, according to CrossRef.

The Posttraumatic Stress Disorder Checklist for DSM-5 (PCL-5): Development and Initial Psychometric Evaluation

Christy A. Blevins, Frank W. Weathers, Margaret T. Davis, Tracy K. Witte, Jessica L. Domino, 
  •  489-498
  •  25 November 2015

Psychometric analysis and refinement of the connor–davidson resilience scale (CD-RISC): Validation of a 10-item measure of resilience†

Laura Campbell-Sills, Murray B. Stein, 
  •  1019-1028
  •  21 December 2007

The posttraumatic growth inventory: Measuring the positive legacy of trauma

Richard G. Tedeschi, Lawrence G. Calhoun, 
  •  455-471
  •  1996

National Estimates of Exposure to Traumatic Events and PTSD Prevalence Using DSM-IV and DSM-5 Criteria

Dean G. Kilpatrick, Heidi S. Resnick, Melissa E. Milanak, Mark W. Miller, Katherine M. Keyes, Matthew J. Friedman, 
  •  537-547
  •  22 October 2013

Complex PTSD: A syndrome in survivors of prolonged and repeated trauma

Judith Lewis Herman, 
  •  377-391
  •  July 1992
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For questions about the journal (i.e., submission fit), please contact Editor-in-Chief Denise Sloan ([email protected]). For help with submissions, please contact [email protected].

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