Posttraumatic Stress Disorder and Racial Trauma
Overview
This handout defines racial trauma as the cumulative impact of racism on individuals and outlines its prevalence among treatment-seeking people of color. It reviews literature linking racial discrimination to PTSD symptoms and discusses acculturation processes within dominant culture. The resource is intended for clinicians to understand the context of race-based stress in their practice.
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- VA National Center for PTSD
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BibTeX
@misc{allodium:08b077e8a26b4ca0,
title = {Posttraumatic Stress Disorder and Racial Trauma},
organization = {VA National Center for PTSD},
url = {https://www.ptsd.va.gov/PTSD/publications/rq_docs/V32N1.pdf}
}RIS
TY - GEN TI - Posttraumatic Stress Disorder and Racial Trauma PB - VA National Center for PTSD UR - https://www.ptsd.va.gov/PTSD/publications/rq_docs/V32N1.pdf ER -
APA
Posttraumatic Stress Disorder and Racial Trauma. (n.d.). VA National Center for PTSD. https://www.ptsd.va.gov/PTSD/publications/rq_docs/V32N1.pdf
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