Psychological Trauma: Theory, Research, Practice, and Policy
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Mission & Scope
Psychological Trauma: Theory, Research, Practice, and Policy® publishes empirical research on the psychological effects of trauma. The journal is intended to be a forum for an interdisciplinary discussion on trauma, blending science, theory, practice, and policy.
The journal publishes empirical research on a wide range of trauma-related topics, including:
- Psychological treatments and effects
- Promotion of education about effects of and treatment for trauma
- Assessment and diagnosis of trauma
- Pathophysiology of trauma reactions
- Health services (delivery of services to trauma populations)
- Epidemiological studies and risk factor studies
- Neuroimaging studies
- Trauma and cultural competence
The journal publishes articles that use experimental and correlational methods and qualitative analyses, if applicable.
All research reports should reflect methodologically rigorous designs that aim to significantly enhance the field's understanding of trauma. Such reports should be based on good theoretical foundations and integrate theory and data. Manuscripts should be of sufficient length to ensure theoretical and methodological competence.
Recent Articles from Psychological Trauma: Theory, Research, Practice, and Policy
- Optimizing access to PTSD treatment: Leveraging massed treatment delivery via telehealth and interjurisdictional compacts in the United States.
- A randomized controlled trial assists individuals with complex trauma and dissociation in Finding Solid Ground.
- “Voice of concern” for rural veterans with PTSD: Care managers’ role engaging rural veterans in evidence-based therapies via telemedicine.
- Investigating risk factors of dissociative and complex posttraumatic stress disorder across diagnostic systems and potential implications: Latent class analyses.
- Trajectories of change in prolonged exposure for primary care: Who most likely benefits?
- Global trends and regional differences in the burden of HIV/AIDS attributed to intimate partner violence among females in 204 countries and territories, 1999–2019: An analysis of the global burden of disease study.
- Identifying predictors of long-term treatment outcomes using narratives from written exposure therapy and cognitive processing therapy for PTSD.
- Gender differences in reported potentially morally injurious events among post-9/11 U.S. combat veterans, using two measures.
- A latent profile analysis of psychosocial factors and trauma exposure in U.K. students and their association with mental health and academic persistence.
- The latent transition of posttraumatic stress disorder and growth among adolescents surviving Jiuzhaigou earthquake.
- The role of maternal postmigration living difficulties in intergenerational trauma transmission among asylum-seeker mother–child dyads: Exploring complex posttraumatic stress disorder as a mechanism.
- The efficacy of psychological interventions for posttraumatic stress disorder symptoms in incarcerated forensic populations: A meta-analysis of randomized controlled trials.
- Effects of generational age on religious coping and psychological outcomes in females exposed to interpersonal violence.
- Inpatient outcomes following admission to stabilization-focused complex trauma- and dissociation-specific unit.
- Distinguishing genuine from simulated dissociative identity disorder using the Morel Emotional Numbing Test.
Editorial Board
Editor-in-Chief
Kathleen Kendall-Tackett, PhD
Texas Tech University School of Medicine at Amarillo, United States
Associate Editors
Tyson Bailey, PsyD
Kenmore, Washington, United States
Diane Elmore Borbon, PhD, MPH
Duke University School of Medicine, United States
Paul Frewen, PhD
Western University, Ontario, Canada
Sylvia Marotta-Walters, PhD
George Washington University, United States
Sandra Mattar, PsyD
Boston University School of Medicine, Boston Medical Center & Center for Multicultural Training in Psychology, United States
Ian H. Stanley, PhD
University of Colorado, United States
Jack Tsai, PhD
University of Texas at San Antonio, United States
Rachel Wamser, PhD
University of Missouri–St. Louis, United States
Associate Editor for Statistics
Zhen Cong, PhD
University of Texas at Arlington, United States
Editorial Board
Stephen Abeyta, PhD
New York University, United States
Shane Adams, PhD
VA Palo Alto Health Care System, United States
Dean Ajdukovic, PhD
University of Zagreb, Croatia
Urwah Ali, MPhil
Foundation University Islamabad, Pakistan
Carolyn Allard, PhD
University of California at San Diego, United States
Virgínia Alves, PhD Student
University of Minho, Portugal
Siraj Alyami, MA
Ashford University, United States
Hadis Amiri, PhD
Kerman University of Medical Sciences, Iran
Catherine L. Anderson, PhD
Bethesda, Maryland, United States
Katherine M. Anderson, MPH
Emory University, United States
Gizem Arikan, PhD
Ozyegin University, Turkey
Cherie Armour, PhD
Queen’s University Belfast, United Kingdom
Mahsum Avcı, PhD
Bingol University, Turkey
Denisse Avila, PhD
University of North Texas, United States
Rebecca L. Babcock Fenerci, PhD
Brown Medical School; Merrimack College, United States
Baoyu Bai, PhD
Wuhan University, China
Matthew R. Baity, PhD, ABPP
Alliant International University, United States
Oyenike Balogun-Mwangi, PhD
Salve Regina University, United States
Alyssa Banford Witting, PhD, LMFT
Brigham Young University, United States
Rose Barlow, PhD
National Center for Posttraumatic Stress Disorder, United States
Erin R. Barnett, PhD
Geisel School of Medicine at Dartmouth College, Dartmouth-Hitchcock Medical Center, United States
Alexandria G. Bauer, PhD
Rutgers University New Brunswick, United States
Vera Békés, PhD
Yeshiva University, United States
Charles A. Benincasa, MA
Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota, United States
Yoav S. Bergman, PhD
Ashkelon Academic College, Israel
Nahaal Binazir, PsyD
Louisiana State University, United States
Steven L. Bistricky, Ph.D.
University of Colorado Colorado Springs, United States
Allyson Marie Blackburn
University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, United States
Shannon M. Blakey, PhD
Center for Behavioral Health and Wellbeing, RTI International, United States
Isabelle Blanchette, PhD
Université du Québec à Trois-Rivières, Canada
Duane D. Booysen, PhD
Rhodes University, South Africa
Bethany L. Brand, PhD
Towson University, United States
Sónia Brandão, PhD
Nursing School of Porto (ESEP), Portugal
Douglas Bremner, MD
Emory University School of Medicine, United States
Deborah J. Brief, PhD
VA Boston Healthcare System, United States
Madeline J. Bruce, PhD
Webster University, United States
Thema Bryant-Davis, PhD
Pepperdine University, United States
Rodger K. Bufford, PhD
George Fox University, United States
Brianna Byllesby, PhD
University of South Dakota, United States
Clare E. B. Cannon, PhD
University of California Davis, United States
Christy Capone, PhD
Warren Alpert School of Medicine, Brown University, United States
Laura E. Captari, PhD
Boston University, United States
Etzel Cardeña, PhD
Lund University, Sweden
R. Nicholas Carleton, PhD
Psychological Trauma and Stress Systems Lab, University of Regina, Canada
Eve B. Carlson, PhD
National Center for Posttraumatic Stress Disorder, United States
Robert T. Carter, PhD
Teachers College at Columbia University, United States
Sierra Elizabeth Carter, PhD
Georgia State University, United States
Lorys Castelli, PhD
University of Turin, Italy
Eduardo Cazabat, PsyD
Argentine Society for Psychotrauma, Argentina
Christian S. Chan, PhD
The University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong
Rosemary Chigevenga, PhD
Oxford Brookes University, United Kingdom
Hyunjung Choi, PhD
Chungbuk National University, South Korea
Wendy Chu, MA
University of South Carolina, United States
Catherine C. Classen, PhD
University of Toronto, Canada
Ashley N. Clausen, PhD
Duke University Brain Imaging and Analysis Center, United States
Keren Cohen-Louck, PhD
Ariel University, Israel
Ateka Contractor, PhD
University of North Texas, United States
Joan M. Cook, PhD
Yale School of Medicine, United States
Patrícia Correia-Santos, PhD
University of Maia, Portugal
Suzannah K. Creech, PhD
Dell Medical School, The University of Texas at Austin, United States
Lisa Cromer, PhD
University of Tulsa, United States
Constance J. Dalenberg, PhD
Alliant International University, United States
Wendy D'Andrea, PhD
The New School, New York, United States
Andrea Danese, MD, PhD
King's College London, United Kingdom
Priscilla Dass-Brailsford, EdD, MPH
Georgetown University, United States
Christopher R. DeCou, PhD
University of Washington, United States
Ian de Terte, PhD
Massey University, New Zealand
Sharon Dekel, PhD
Harvard Medical School, United States
John Delatorre, PsyD
Private Practice, United States
Sean DeMartino, PsyD
Springfield College, United States
Daniel Dogden, PhD
US Department of Health & Human Services, United States
John Durkin, PhD
Stage-28 International, Perth, Australia
Chantel T. Ebrahimi, MA
The New School for Social Research, United States
Mark R. Elin PhD, ABPP, ABN
Private Practice, United States
Amy Ellis, PhD
Nova Southeastern University, United States
Lisa Elwood, PhD
Ponce Health Sciences University, United States
Brian Engdahl, PhD
Veterans Affairs Healthcare System, United States
Alexander J. Erickson, PhD
VA Greater Los Angeles Healthcare System, United States
Lee Eshelman, PhD
University of Detroit Mercy, United States
Natalia Falcon-Banchs, PhD
Florida State University, United States
Carolyn Fallahi, PhD
Central Connecticut State University, United States
Moshe Farchi MPH, Ph.D
Tel‐Hai university on the rise, Israel
Michelle Fernando, PhD
National Center for PTSD, VA Boston Healthcare System, United States
Michael Fitzgerald, PhD
Oklahoma State University, United States
William F. Flack, PhD
Bucknell University, United States
Edna Foa, PhD
University of Pennsylvania, United States
Victoria Follette, PhD
University of Nevada at Reno, United States
David Forbes, PhD
Phoenix Australia Centre for Posttraumatic Mental Health, Australia
Julian Ford, PhD
University of Connecticut Health Center, United States
Sheila B. Frankfurt, PhD
VISN 17 Center of Excellence for Research on Returning War Veterans, United States
Molly R. Franz, PhD
University of Maryland, Baltimore County (UMBC), United States
Mary Gail Frawley-O'Dea, PhD
Presbyterian Samaritan Counseling Center, United States
Andy H.W. Fung, PhD, RSW
The Hong Kong Polytechnic University, Hong Kong SAR
Maria M. Galano, PhD
University of Massachusetts Amherst, United States
Richard M. Ganley, PhD
Veterans Administration Medical Center, United States
Dana Rose Garfin, PhD
University of California Los Angeles, United States
Adrienne Gilmore-Thomas, PhD
UTHealth Science Center Houston, United States
Karni Ginzburg, PhD,
Tel Aviv University, Israel
Steven N. Gold, PhD
Nova Southeastern University, United States
Chloe R. Grabanski, MA, LPC
University of Massachusetts Dartmouth, United States
David Graham, MBBS, MPsychMed, PhD
University of Sydney, Australia
Jessica A. Graham, PsyD
VA Salt Lake City Health Care System, United States
Sandra Graham-Bermann, PhD
University of Michigan, United States
Michele Grassi, PhD
Universita degli Studi di Trieste, Italy
Peter Grau, PhD
VA Center for Clinical Management Research, University of Michigan, United States
Jonathan Green, PhD
Veterans Affairs Boston Healthcare System, United States
Ricky Greenwald, PsyD
Trauma Institute & Child Trauma Institute, United States
Sabina Gušić, PhD
Lund University, Sweden
Muhammad M. Haj-Yahia, PhD
The Hebrew University of Jerusalem, Israel
Brian James Hall, PhD
University of Macau & Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health, China
Erin P. Hambrick, PhD
University of Missouri at Kansas City, United States
Hamka Hamka, PhD
Universtas Muhammadiyah Kalimantan Timur, Indonesia
Anna Harwood-Gross, PhD
METIV Israel Psychotrauma Center, Israel
Catherine R. M. Hearne, PhD
New Mexico Veterans Affairs Health Care System, United States
Philip Held, PhD
Rush University Medical Center, United States
Janna A. Henning, JD, PsyD
Adler University, United States
Melanie D. Hetzel-Riggin, PhD
Penn State Behrend, United States
Judy Ho, PhD, ABPP, ABPdN
Pepperdine University, United States
Stevan E. Hobfoll, PhD
Rush University Medical Center, United States
E. Alison Holman, PhD FNP
University of California, Irvine, United States
Lucie Holmgreen, PhD
Gustavus Adolphus College, United States
Tim Hoyt, Ph.D.
U.S. Department of Defense, United States
Natalie Hundt, PhD
Michael E. DeBakey VA Medical Center, United States
Noël Hunter, PsyD
Director, MindClear Integrative Psychotherapy, United States
Alma Jeftić, PhD
Peace Research Institute, International Christian University, Japan
Katherine Kelton, PhD, MSPH
US Department of Veterans Affairs, United States
Mohsen Khosravi, MD
Zahedan University of Medical Sciences, Iran (Islamic Republic of)
Jungsu Kim, PhD
Kwangwoon University, Republic of Korea
Vsevolod Konstantinov, PhD
Penza State University, Russia
Muhammad Umair Javaid, PhD
Sohar University, Sultanate of OMAN
David Read Johnson, PhD
Post traumatic Stress Center, United States
Russell Jones, PhD
Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University, United States
Yasaman Karimzadeh, MA
Shiraz University, Iran
Terence M. Keane, PhD
Veterans Affairs National Center for Posttraumatic Stress Disorder & Boston University School of Medicine, United States
Alicia M. Key, PhD
Dartmouth College, United States
Ibrahim Aref Kira, PhD
Center for Cumulative Trauma Studies, United States
Shaina A. Kumar, PhD
Boston University Chobanian & Avedisian School of Medicine, United States
Raina Lamade, PhD, ABPP
University of Massachusetts, Dartmouth, United States
Sadie Larsen, PhD
Milwaukee VA, Medical College of Wisconsin, United States
Daniel Lee, PhD
National Center for PTSD, VA Boston Healthcare System, United States
Hyun Lee, PhD
Mokwon University, South Korea
Inna Levy, PhD
Ariel University, Israel
Michelle Lilly, PhD
Northern Illinois University, United States
Annett Lotzin, PhD
University Medical Center Hamburg-Eppendorf, Germany
Jianlin Liu, PhD
Institute of Mental Health, Singapore
Shannon M. Lynch, PhD
Idaho State University, United States
Zhihao Ma, PhD
Nanjing University, China
Kathryn S. Macia, PhD
VA Palo Alto Healthcare System Menlo Park Division, United States
Emma Marie Marshall, PhD
FHEA Deakin University, Australia
Grant Marshall, PhD
RAND Corporation, United States
Albert Martínez, MSc
University of Lleida, Spain
Gabriela Martinho, PhD
University of Maia, Portugal
Brian Marx, PhD
National Center for Posttraumatic Stress Disorder at Veterans Affairs Boston Healthcare System, United States
Tolou Maslahati, M.Sc., MA
Charité – Universitätsmedizin Berlin, Germany
Caitlin McLean, PhD
VA Central Western Massachusetts Healthcare System & UMass Chan Medical School, United States
Mark W. Miller, PhD
VA National Center for PTSD & Boston University School of Medicine, United States
Laura E. Miller-Graff, PhD
University of Notre Dame, United States
Hossein Mirzaei, PhD
Ferdowsi University of Mashhad, Iran
Natasha Morales-Rivera, MA Capt. USAF, BSC
US Air Force Psychology Resident, United States
Ursula Myers, PhD
Ralph H Johnson VAMC, United States
Viann N. Nguyen-Feng, PhD, MPH
University of Minnesota–Duluth, United States
Barbara L. Niles, PhD
National Center for PTSD, United States
Seth Davin Norrholm, PhD
Wayne State University School of Medicine, United States
Mary O'Brien McAdaragh, MSW, PhD Candidate
University of Minnesota, United States
Oluyinka Ojedokun, PhD
Adekunle Ajasin University, Nigeria
Gina P. Owens, PhD
University of Tennessee, United States
Shira Pagorek-Eshel, MSW, PhD
Ruppin Academic Center, Israel
Tapan A. Patel, MS
Florida State University, United States
Wilma Luther Peters, PhD, MA, MBA
Orygen The National Centre of Excellence in Youth Mental Health, Australia
Shani Pitcho, PhD
Ben-Gurion University of the Negev, Israel
Anica Pless Kaiser, PhD
VA Boston Healthcare System, Boston University Chobanian & Avedisian School of Medicine, United States
Nnamdi Pole, PhD
Smith College, United States
Cameron P. Pugach, MA
University of North Carolina at Greensboro, United States
Janne L. Punski-Hoogervorst, MD, MSc
University of Haifa, Israel
Brenda Punsky, LCSW, LLM
Terra Firma at Montefiore Bronx Health Collective, United States
Sheila A.M. Rauch, PhD, ABPP
Joesph Maxwell Cleland Atlanta VA Medical Center, Emory University School of Medicine, United States
Anthony N. Reffi, PhD
Henry Ford Health, United States
Gilbert Reyes, PhD
Tulalip Behavioral Health and Recovery, United States
George Rhoades, Jr., PhD
Ola Hou Clinic, United States
Lisa Rocchio, PhD
Johnston, Rhode Island, United States
M. David Rudd, PhD, ABPP
University of Memphis, United States
Josef I. Ruzek, PhD
National Center for Posttraumatic Stress Disorder at Veterans Affairs Palo Alto Health Care System, United States
Bareera Saeed, MPhil Psychology
The University of Lahore, Pakistan
Marzia Saglietti, PhD
Sapienza, University of Rome, Italy
Kristin W. Samuelson, PhD
University of Colorado at Colorado Springs, United States
Christine D. Scher, PhD
California State University, Fullerton, United States
Melissa Schick, PhD
Yale School of Medicine, United States
Adriano Schimmenti, PhD
Kore University of Enna, Italy
Lawrence J. Schneider, PhD
University of North Texas, United States
Stefan E. Schulenberg, PhD
University of Mississippi, United States
Jeremiah A. Schumm, PhD
Trauma Recovery Center at Veterans Affairs Medical Center, United States
Julia Seng, PhD
University of Michigan School of Nursing, United States
Omer Zvi Shaked, PhD
School of Social Work, Bar Ilan University, Israel
Huda Shaikh, PhD, LPC-S, NCC, BCN
Private Practice, United States
M. Tracie Shea, PhD
Providence VA Medical Center, United States
Christina M. Sheerin, PhD
Virginia Commonwealth University, United States
Allen Sherman, PhD
Winthrop P. Rockefeller Cancer Institute at University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences, United States
Victoria A. Shivy, PhD
Virginia Commonwealth University, United States
Amit Shrira, PhD
Bar-Ilan University, Israel
Rachel Shor, PhD
Center for the Study of Traumatic Stress, Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences, United States
Brian Smith
National Center for PTSD at VA Boston Healthcare System and Boston University School of Medicine, United States
Manuel P. Stadtmann, PhD
Competence Centre for Mental Health - Eastern Switzerland University of Applied Sciences, Switzerland
Esben Strodl, PhD
Queensland University of Technology, Australia
Maureen Sullivan, PhD
Oklahoma State University, United States
Casey Taft, PhD
National Center for Posttraumatic Stress Disorder at Veterans Affairs Boston Healthcare System & Boston University School of Medicine, United States
Joelle Taos Taknint, PhD, MSc
Boston University Chobanian & Avedisian School of Medicine, United States
Kathryn Thomas, PhD, JD
Yale University, United States
Katie B. Thomas, PhD
Clement J. Zablocki VA Hospital & Medical College of Wisconsin, Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Medicine, United States
Sarah E. Ullman, PhD
University of Illinois at Chicago, United States
Emre Umucu, PhD
University of Texas at El Paso, United States
Onno Van der Hart, PhD
Utrecht University, Netherlands
Dawne Vogt, PhD
Veterans Affairs Boston Healthcare System and Boston University, United States
Eleni Vousoura, PhD
National and Kapodistrian University of Athens, Greece
Anka A. Vujanovic, PhD
University of Houston, United States
Jennifer Schuster Wachen, PhD
National Center for Posttraumatic Stress Disorder at Veterans Affairs Boston Healthcare System & Boston University School of Medicine, United States
Shann on Wagner, PhD
University of Northern British Columbia, Canada
Patrick Walsh, PhD, MPH
University of Rochester, United States
Zhizhong Wang, Ph.D
Guangdong Medical University, China
Frank W. Weathers, PhD
Auburn University, United States
Michael Weinberg, PhD
University of Haifa, Israel
Charity B. Wilkinson-Truong, PsyD
Stress & Anxiety Services of NJ and Rutgers University, United States
Brittany Willey, PhD
Private Practice, United States
Matthew M. Yalch, PhD
Palo Alto University, United States
Jolin Yamin, PhD
Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, United States
Yingying Ye, PhD
Zhejiang University, China
Aelia Zaidi, PhD fellow
University of Karachi, Pakistan
Rachel Zelkowitz, PhD
National Center for PTSD: Women’s Health Sciences Division, United States
Ningning Zhou, PhD
East China Normal University, China