February 12, 2026
“In 220 Hong Kong treatment seekers, 30.9% met criteria for complex PTSD only and 10.0% for BPD only — with cPTSD driven by depressive symptoms and maladaptive beliefs, BPD driven by dissociation. Same trauma history, different clinical architecture. The treatment protocol should follow the diagnosis, not the assumption that these are one condition.”
“Thirteen women with complex PTSD showed significant improvements in immediate memory and global cognitive function three months after completing STAIR Narrative Therapy — the first evidence that cPTSD-specific treatment may reverse trauma-related cognitive damage, not just reduce symptom severity.”
“The adult ITQ changed how we assess trauma disorders. The ITQ-CG extends that precision to the children who need it most — and who cannot yet speak for their own symptoms.”
“CEE countries spend 3.2% of health budgets on mental health. Most of that goes to psychiatric hospitals. Community care exists more as a reform goal than a clinical reality.”
“1.46 million people in isolation. The crisis was framed as adolescent. It is now midlife. Japan is learning what happens when withdrawal becomes permanent — and redesigning intervention to meet people in the spaces they can tolerate.”
“ISTSS San Antonio is where ICD-11 cPTSD implementation data debuts, treatment guidelines get stress-tested, and what you think you know about trauma gets updated — four days, once a year.”