Post-traumatic stress disorder following disasters: a systematic review

Y Neria, A Nandi, S Galea - Psychological medicine, 2008 - cambridge.org
BackgroundDisasters are traumatic events that may result in a wide range of mental and
physical health consequences. Post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) is probably the most …

The cross‐cultural validity of posttraumatic stress disorder: Implications for DSM‐5

DE Hinton, R Lewis‐Fernández - Depression and anxiety, 2011 - Wiley Online Library
Background: There is considerable debate about the cross‐cultural applicability of the
posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) category as currently specified. Concerns include the …

Posttraumatic stress disorder in African American and Latinx adults: Clinical course and the role of racial and ethnic discrimination.

NJ Sibrava, AS Bjornsson, ACI Pérez Benítez… - American …, 2019 - psycnet.apa.org
Research has suggested that African American and Latinx adults may develop posttraumatic
stress disorder (PTSD) at higher rates than White adults, and that the clinical course of PTSD …

Demographic and childhood environmental predictors of resilience in a community sample

L Campbell-Sills, DR Forde, MB Stein - Journal of psychiatric research, 2009 - Elsevier
Scientific investigation of resilient responses to stress and trauma has the potential to inform
models of the etiology, treatment, and prevention of stress-related psychiatric disorders (eg …

Prevalence of psychiatric disorders across Latino subgroups in the United States

M Alegría, N Mulvaney-Day… - … journal of public …, 2007 - ajph.aphapublications.org
Objectives. We examined the prevalence of depressive, anxiety, and substance use
disorders among Latinos residing in the United States. Methods. We used data from the …

Prevalence, risk, and correlates of posttraumatic stress disorder across ethnic and racial minority groups in the United States

M Alegría, LR Fortuna, JY Lin, FH Norris, S Gao… - Medical care, 2013 - journals.lww.com
Objectives: We assess whether posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) varies in prevalence,
diagnostic criteria endorsement, and type and frequency of potentially traumatic events …

Social cohesion, social support, and health among Latinos in the United States

NE Mulvaney-Day, M Alegria, W Sribney - Social science & medicine, 2007 - Elsevier
The role of individual versus community level social connections in promoting health is an
important factor to consider when addressing Latino health. This analysis examines the …

Exposure to hurricane-related stressors and mental illness after Hurricane Katrina

S Galea, CR Brewin, M Gruber, RT Jones… - Archives of general …, 2007 - jamanetwork.com
Context Uncertainty exists about the prevalence, severity, and correlates of mental disorders
among people exposed to Hurricane Katrina. Objective To estimate the prevalence and …

Posttraumatic stress disorder among ethnoracial minorities in the United States.

N Pole, JP Gone, M Kulkarni - Clinical Psychology: Science and …, 2008 - psycnet.apa.org
Because ethnoracial minorities are a growing part of the US population yet are
underrepresented in the psychopathology literature, we reviewed the evidence for …

Conditional risk for PTSD among Latinos: A systematic review of racial/ethnic differences and sociocultural explanations

C Alcántara, MD Casement… - Clinical psychology review, 2013 - Elsevier
Conditional risk for Posttraumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD)—defined as prevalence, onset,
persistence, or severity of PTSD after traumatic exposure—appears to be higher among …