The relationship between posttraumatic stress disorder and race-based traumatic stress.

Alex L Pieterse Veronica E JohnsonRobert T Carter

Published in: Psychological trauma : theory, research, practice and policy (2023)

Those with average-level RBTS symptoms appear to endorse more PTSD criteria, while those with elevated RBTS scores do not. The study, therefore, highlights the need for further investigation of how diagnostic measures of trauma may differentiate from trauma symptoms related to race-based experiences. (PsycInfo Database Record (c) 2023 APA, all rights reserved).

Keyphrases

posttraumatic stress disorder
spinal cord injury
trauma patients
mental health
stress induced
social support
adverse drug