TY - JOUR
T1 - Recent developments in understanding ethnocultural and race differences in trauma exposure and PTSD
AU - Asnaani, Anu
AU - Hall-Clark, Brittany
PY - 2017/4/1
Y1 - 2017/4/1
N2 - Our understanding of demographic specifications that put certain individuals at greater risk for trauma exposure and subsequent development of post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) has grown significantly over the past few decades. This brief review specifically examines the studies exploring the potential influence of ethnocultural and racial group status on trauma exposure and PTSD, with a focus on findings published recently in the past five years. We first provide a brief review of current epidemiological data examining associations among ethnicity/culture/race and trauma exposure/PTSD. We then explore a few related constructs (namely, stigma, acculturation/ethnic identity, and discrimination) in relation to trauma exposure and PTSD, with a focus on what is currently known about how these variables are empirically related to one another.
AB - Our understanding of demographic specifications that put certain individuals at greater risk for trauma exposure and subsequent development of post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) has grown significantly over the past few decades. This brief review specifically examines the studies exploring the potential influence of ethnocultural and racial group status on trauma exposure and PTSD, with a focus on findings published recently in the past five years. We first provide a brief review of current epidemiological data examining associations among ethnicity/culture/race and trauma exposure/PTSD. We then explore a few related constructs (namely, stigma, acculturation/ethnic identity, and discrimination) in relation to trauma exposure and PTSD, with a focus on what is currently known about how these variables are empirically related to one another.
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U2 - 10.1016/j.copsyc.2016.12.005
DO - 10.1016/j.copsyc.2016.12.005
M3 - Review article
C2 - 28813327
AN - SCOPUS:85009275017
VL - 14
SP - 96
EP - 101
JO - Current Opinion in Psychology
JF - Current Opinion in Psychology
SN - 2352-250X
ER -