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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Call for Papers

Trauma and Posttraumatic Stress among 2SLGBTQIA+ Individuals and Communities

Manuscript Proposals Due: 1 February 2025
Full Manuscript Submission Deadline: 1 July 2025

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

REVIEW ARTICLE

A scoping review of psychosocial interventions delivered by non–mental health workers following disaster events

Tracey Varker, Julia Fredrickson, James Agathos, Phoebe Howlett, Alexandra Howard, Meaghan L. O'Donnell, 
  •  20 January 2025
RESEARCH ARTICLE
Open access

ICD-11 posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) and complex PTSD in a sample of prison staff: A latent profile approach

Katie Dhingra, David Boyda, Sean M. Mitchell, Peter J. Taylor, 
  •  16 January 2025
RESEARCH ARTICLE

Therapeutic impacts of recalling and processing positive autobiographical memories on posttrauma health: An open‐label study

Ateka A. Contractor, Brett A. Messman, Sheila Daniela Dicker-Oren, Sidonia E. Compton, Danica C. Slavish, Sharon R. Sznitman, Talya Greene, 
  •  16 January 2025
REVIEWER ACKNOWLEDGMENT

2024 Annual Acknowledgment of Reviewers

  •  8 January 2025
RESEARCH ARTICLE

Daily associations among sleep, posttraumatic stress disorder, and positive affect

Shaan F. McGhie, Gabriella E. Hamlett, Marieke Meier, Patrick Mair, Richard J. McNally, 
  •  6 January 2025
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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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