The november 2012 podcast streams John Huston’s ground breaking 1946 film “Let there be light”. This groundbreaking documentary film
depicting posttraumatic stress disorder (shell shock) was contraversially censored from public screening for 34 years. Having the original working title, “The returning psychoneurotic”, “Let there be light” has now been fully restored and made freely available for public viewing and download. To read more about the film click here, to watch the movie - click here  (total viewing time = 58 minutes. This file is VERY LARGE 1.7 Gb).

In this podcast we interview Assistant Professor Dr Denise Harrison who is Chair in Nursing Care of Children, Youth and Families Children's Hospital of Eastern Ontario (CHEO) and University of Ottawa. We speak with Dr Harrison about the link between painful procedures experienced by infants in hospital settings and the psychological implications in terms of long term traumatic sequelae.

In this podcast we speak with Professor Douglas Zatzick before his workshop and key note address at the Australasian Conference On Traumatic Stress (ACOTS) 2012, entitled: "Public health approaches to the development & implementation of trauma focused interventions in post disaster context" Douglas Zatzick, MD is currently Professor and Associate Vice Chair for Health Services in the Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Science at the University of Washington School of Medicine.

In this podcast we explore the impact of disasters on very young children as we speak with ACOTS Keynote Speaker - Professor Michael Scheeringa (Tulane University, Department of Psychiatry, Section of Child & Adolescent Psychiatry - New Orleans, USA).

Professor Scheeringa focusses on evidence-based assessment, diagnosis and treatment for very young children following a traumatic event. Drawing on the findings from current research following Hurricane Katrina, Professor Scheeringa highlights clinical interventions for children and their families traumatized by disaster. Professor Scheeringa has been integral in changing DSM-5 PTSD criteria to assist in the early detection and timely treatment of trauma-impacted children.

In this podcast we speak with Michael Burge – Co-Chair of the National Mental Health Consumer and Carer Forum of Australia – about the traumatogenic nature of acute psychiatric wards, the traumatic underpinnings of serious mental illness, and the changes needed to the current mental health system in order to provide trauma-informed mental health care.

Professor Mark Creamer speaks about trauma and the new DSM-V, evidence-based treatments for posttraumatic mental health, and Imaginal Exposure for PSTD.

Dr Christine Courtois speaks from the USA on Complex Trauma - its causes, manifestations, treatment, research and the mental health care budget.

Dr Nancy Kassam-Adams speaks about childhood medical trauma - its prevention, detection and interventions. Associate Director for Behavioural Research at the Centre for Injury Research and Prevention and Co-Director of the Centre for Paediatric Traumatic Stress (Philadelphia, USA).

“After the Emergency MP3” - Using Technologies and Media to Disseminate Information to Young People Post-Natural Disasters

A conference paper by Loren Hackett (Australian Red Cross) and Brownyn Tarrant (Australian Child and Adolescent Trauma Loss and Grief Network) at the 2010 ISTSS Conference - Montreal, Canada.

In this podcast Professor Mark Creamer (Director of the Australian Centre for Posttraumatic Mental Health; Professor of Psychology, Departement of Psychology University of Melbourne; and ISTSS Board of Directors) speaks with a team of doctors about the psychological aspects of trauma and the latest treatments for PTSD.

Radio Interview with Ruth Wraith & Bronwyn Tarrant by Noni Hazelhurst on ABC Radio 774 in Melbourne

Keynote Address from 2008 ACOTS by Professor Newman, Chair of Perinatal and Infant Psychiatry at the University of Newcastle. This podcast visits and explicates the impact of early childhood trauma. (Part 2)

Keynote Address from 2008 ACOTS by Professor Newman, Chair of Perinatal and Infant Psychiatry at the University of Newcastle. This podcast visits and explicates the impact of early childhood trauma.

Keynote Address from 2008 ACOTS by Professor Newman, Chair of Perinatal and Infant Psychiatry at the University of Newcastle. This podcast visits and explicates the impact of early childhood trauma.

This vodcast analyses the 2009 firestorm news coverage through 82 editions of the 3 major Victorian newspapers, in the first month following the February 2009 bushfire tragedy. The first known replication study of Kitch (2003) in the area of posttraumatic mental health.

This vodcast analyses the 2009 firestorm news coverage through 82 editions of the 3 major Victorian newspapers, in the first month following the February 2009 bushfire tragedy. The first known replication study of Kitch (2003) in the area of posttraumatic mental health. Part 1 of the vodcast is available on the bushfire resources page.

After reviewing 4,671 journalistic segments, the vodcast focuses on two implications for posttraumatic mental health care.

In this podcast Daniel Torpy, Chairperson of the Western Victorian Chapter and Executive Officer of ASTSS, speaks about the aftermath of the devastating bushfires in February 2009. Daniel reflects on the outcome of the Royal Commission, community and individual responses at this eight month stage post natural disaster, and preparedness for the upcoming fire season.

In this podcast Daniel Torpy, Chairperson of the Western Victorian Chapter and Executive Officer of ASTSS, speaks about the aftermath of the devastating bushfires in February 2009. Daniel reflects on the outcome of the Royal Commission, community and individual responses at this eight month stage post natural disaster, and preparedness for the upcoming fire season.

Via the Net After the Firestorm: Disseminating Evidence-Based Practice to Mental Health Professionals

This unique joint vodcast centers on a sample of online evidence-based resources for professionals working with communities, survivors and families affected by the 2009 Victorian bushfire disaster. This vodcast was first presented by Bronwyn Tarrant at this year’s Cunningham Dax Oration and highlights the work of the Australasian Society for Traumatic Stress Studies (ASTSS); The Australian Child and Adolescent Trauma Loss and Grief Network (ACATLGN); and their members. The vodcast draws attention to the practice implications from each of the featured resources. All the resources spotlighted in this vodcast are available in entirety on this ASTSS website or www.earlytraumagrief.anu.edu.au or www.psychology.org.au/bushfire/briefing/.

This is the Keynote Address by Professor Lynn Nadel delivered at the New Zealand ASTSS conference in 2002. This engaging presentation has not previously been published or available on the website. Professor Nadel is Director of the Cognition and Neural Systems Program at the University of Arizona.

This is the Keynote Address by Professor Lynn Nadel delivered at the New Zealand ASTSS conference in 2002. This engaging presentation has not previously been published or available on the website. Professor Nadel is Director of the Cognition and Neural Systems Program at the University of Arizona.

In this podcast Felicity May speaks with Dr Hassanah Briedis co-curator of an art exhibition by artists who are survivors of childhood trauma. Join Felicity and Hassanah as they talk about the beginnings of the exhibition, its philosophy and some of the artwork.

Professor Paul Schnurr speaks with Felicity May about Allostatic load, and posttraumatic mental and physical health.

Professor Paul Schnurr speaks with Felicity May about Allostatic load, and posttraumatic mental and physical health.