Remembrance Day 2019 marks the 101st anniversary of the Armistice that ended the First World War. At 11am on the eleventh day of the eleventh month, Australians observe one minute’s…
More than 300 delegates enjoyed a rich and diverse program at the 20th Australasian Conference on Traumatic Stress (ACOTS) held in Sydney over three days in September. The theme, Trauma,…
Research into the effectiveness of “rescripting” dreams suggests that posttraumatic nightmares are actually a range of different phenomena, opening up the possibility of targeted treatments A common symptom of…
In 2007, Phoenix Australia developed the first Australian guidelines for the treatment of posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD). Now they are being developing into ‘living’ guidelines that will be continually updated…
Leaders of Pacific nations met this month in Tuvalu at the 50th Pacific Islands Forum to negotiate a response to climate change. The outcomes of their negotiations carry implications for…
New technology developed in the Israeli military, designed to treat PTSD utilising a quick, simple computer task, is being tested in Australian veterans in a world-first treatment trial. In collaboration…
Dr Sonia Terhaag from Phoenix Australia has received a research grant from the Weary Dunlop Foundation to explore tinnitus and hearing loss in the context of treatment for posttraumatic stress…
