Journal of Trauma & Dissociation

The ISSTD's Journal of Trauma & Dissociation publishes peer-reviewed scientific literature on dissociative disorders, dissociation, PTSD, trauma and memory, including DID treatment guidelines. It replaces the journal Dissociation. The Journal of Trauma & Dissociation is the official journal of the International Society for the Study of Trauma & Dissociation, and is published five times per year by the Taylor Francis group. It has edited Dr Jennifer J. Freyd, PhD, professor of psychology at the University of Oregon, since 2006. Dr Freyd's long achievements include developing Betrayal Trauma Theory and in 2011 she received the American Psychological Association's Award for Outstanding Contributions to Science in Trauma Psychology.

Editorial board
The editorial board include a range of professionals from a diverse range of countries and cultures including Australia, Canada, Germany, Italy, Israel, New Zealand, Puerto Rico, Sweden, The Netherlands, Turkey, UK and the USA. Professional organizations represented by members of the journal's editorial board include the National Center for PTSD, several veteran's organizations, trauma treatment centers or programs, clinicians in private practice and a large number of psychology and psychiatry professors at universities worldwide.

Aims
"The journal is dedicated to publishing peer-reviewed scientific literature on dissociation, the dissociative disorders, post traumatic stress disorder, psychological trauma and its sequelae, and on aspect of memory associated with trauma and dissociation.

The Journal of Trauma & Dissociation seeks manuscripts on theory, basic science research, clinical treatment and research related to psychological trauma, dissociation and traumatic memory in children and adults. The journal welcomes contributions from anthropological, cross-cultural, neurobiological, pharmacologic, psychologic, psychological, psychometric, psychotherapeutic and social viewpoints."

Quality of articles published
The articles in the journal are peer-reviewed scientific literature, meaning that at least two reviewers will review each article submission prior to publication in the journal. This is a way of keeping the quality of articles of a high standard. Both the authors of articles submitted and the reviewers are unaware of each other's identities within the review process. The 2012 Journal Citations Report ranks the Journal of Trauma & Dissociation 55th out of 114 journals in Clinical Psychology and 57th out of 120 journals in Psychiatry.

The Journal publishes the Guidelines for Treating Dissociative Identity Disorder in Adults and Guidelines for the Evaluation and Treatment of Dissociative Symptoms in Children and Adolescents.

History
The Journal of Trauma & Dissociation began in 2000, as a direct replacement for the International Society for Trauma and Dissociation's previous journal DISSOCIATION, which was published from 1988 to 1997.

Links

 * Guidelines for Treating Dissociative Identity Disorder in Adults (2011)
 * Guidelines for the Evaluation and Treatment of Dissociative Symptoms in Children and Adolescents (2004)
 * Trauma & Dissociation Contents
 * Trauma & Dissociation Sample Articles
 * DISSOCIATION journal articles archive