Pervasive exposure to violence and posttraumatic stress disorder in a predominantly African American Urban Community: The Detroit neighborhood health study
Tóm tắt
Exposure to traumatic events is common, particularly among economically disadvantaged, urban African Americans. There is, however, scant data on the psychological consequences of exposure to traumatic events in this group. We assessed experience with traumatic events and posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) among 1,306 randomly selected, African American residents of Detroit. Lifetime prevalence of exposure to at least 1 traumatic event was 87.2% (assault = 51.0%). African Americans from Detroit have a relatively high burden of PTSD; 17.1% of those who experienced a traumatic event met criteria for probable lifetime PTSD. Assaultive violence is pervasive and is more likely to be associated with subsequent PTSD than other types of events. Further efforts to prevent violence and increase access to mental health treatment could reduce the mental health burden in economically disadvantaged urban areas.
Từ khóa
Tài liệu tham khảo
Alim T. N., 2006, Trauma exposure, posttraumatic stress disorder and depression in an African‐American primary care population, Journal of the National Medical Association, 98, 1630
American Psychiatric Association, 1994, Diagnostic and statistical manual of mental disorders
Federal Bureau of Investigation. (2008).Crime in the United States. Retrieved fromhttp://www.fbi.gov/ucr/ucr.htm
Federal Bureau of Investigation, 2009, Uniform crime reports
1999 American Psychiatric Press Washington DC R. C. Kessler A. Sonnega E. Bromet M. Hughes C. B. Nelson N. Breslau R. Yehuda Epidemiological risk factors for trauma and PTSDRisk factors for posttraumatic stress disorder
Weathers F. W., 1996, Measurement of stress, trauma, and adaptation