Adult Trauma Articles – Division 56 APA Trauma Psychology

Member Submission | Return from Humanitarian Mission

Return to TPN Main Page Return from Humanitarian Mission in Armenia and Georgia Ani Kalayjian Harold Takooshian We have returned home with hearts overflowing with gratitude, love, and inspiration after our transformative humanitarian mission in Armenia and Georgia. Thanks to your unwavering support, we were able to bring healing, hope, and empowerment to communities facing…

Member Submission | Growth Through Grief

Return to TPN Main Page Growth Through Grief: Supporting Healthy Adaptation to Loss Katerina Bikir Member Open Submission Ukrainian society is currently drowning in the pain of loss and mourning. Every day brings horrifying news that paralyzes and exhausts every Ukrainian. While there is extensive research on trauma, especially military trauma, there’s a noticeable lack…

Member Submission | The Ghost of Unconscious Wounds

Return to TPN Main Page The Ghost of Unconscious Wounds: A Legacy of Inherited Trauma A follow-up essay to Traumatic Family and Hustle Culture (2024) Minh Phan Six years ago, one word pushed me out of my home after I disclosed my sexual orientation: ashamed. The exit began three years of estrangement, a slide into…

Supporting the well-being of supervisees in trauma-intensive sites and the examination of current trauma-informed supervision practices

Monica Sanchez & Yinan Liang Section Editor:Kiara Tookes-Williams Peer Reviewers:Molly Becker, Olivia Jackson, Jasmine Merlette, Zaine Roberts Advisor: Antonella BarianiOpinions expressed by the authors are their own and not necessarily those of APA, Division 56, or any member of the editorial board. Trauma-informed mental health services are in high demand. Yet, there is a discrepancy…

New Professional Practice Guideline For Adults With Complex Trauma Histories

Christine A. Courtois & Paul A. Frewen, PhD We are pleased to announce the availability of a new Professional Practice Guideline for Working with Adults with Complex Trauma Histories, published jointly by the American Psychological Association (APA, Division 56, Trauma Psychology) and the International Society for the Study of Trauma and Dissociation (ISSTD; APA, 2024).…

Book Review: Psychoanalysis, COVID & mass trauma: The Trauma of reality

By Tihamér Bakó & Katalin Zana Translated by R. Robinson. Routledge2023 It is widely agreed in the academic community that COVID-19 is a contemporary event of loss and trauma (see Miller, 2020). The reality of global and pervasive trauma forced mankind to stand together for the first time in history in the face of uncertainty,…

Re-envisioning Perspectives On Trauma And Healing

A tri-essay collectionTraumatic Family and Hustle Culture by Minh D. PhanApocalyptic Anxiety and the Fragilification of Time by Robert D. StolorowTrauma-Informed Yoga as a Path to Trauma Healing by Monaé Weathington Traumatic Family and Hustle Culture by Minh D. Phan When I was between the ages of two and four, my parents sent me back…

Book Review – Working With Traumatic Memories To Heal Adults With Unresolved Childhood Trauma

Review by Omewha Beaton, PhD By Petra Winnette , PhD and Jonathan Baylin, PhD 2017 Jessica Kingsley Publishers Working with traumatic memories to heal adults with unresolved childhood trauma: Neuroscience, attachment theory and Pesso Boyden system psychomotor psychotherapy is a collaborative effort by Petra Winnette, PhD, a psychotherapist, and Jonathan Baylin, PhD, a clinical psychologist.…

Religiosity / Spirituality & WellBeing in BIPOC & LGBTQ+ Communities

In briefClaire J. Starrs & Zaine A. Roberts Religiosity has been shown to be related to indicators of well-being such as hope, optimism, happiness, and quality of life (Gonçalves, et al., 2017; Panzini, et al. 2017; Peres, et al., 2017), as well as lower distress, even in the face of major stressors, such as cancer,…

Emotional Trauma & The Fragilification of Being

Traumatic loss strips the world of substance and solidity “I WILL LOVE YOU FOREVER,” a lover proclaims to a beloved. Love thereby transforms the beloved into a metaphysical entity, replacing the finitude and impermanence of existence with the illusion of eternity. When a beloved dies, not only is the relationship lost; the metaphysical illusion of…