Perceived discrimination and posttraumatic stress disorder among Venezuelan migrants in Colombia and the United States: The moderating effect of gender.

Saskia R Vos Christopher P Salas-Wright Gustavo Espinosa Carolina Scaramutti Tae Kyoung LeeMaria DuqueSeth J Schwartz

Published in: Psychological trauma : theory, research, practice and policy (2022)

Perceived discrimination is an important factor when considering mental health outcomes among Venezuelans in the United States and in Colombia. Further, our findings suggest the presence of gender differences in the relationship between discrimination and PTSD. (PsycInfo Database Record (c) 2022 APA, all rights reserved).

Keyphrases

posttraumatic stress disorder
mental health
social support
depressive symptoms
mental illness
physical activity
emergency department
electronic health record