Open AccessRacial/ethnic disparities in the risk of posttraumatic stress disorder symptoms among mothers of children diagnosed with cancer and Type-1 diabetes mellitus.
Author(s) -
Leilani Greening,
Laura Stoppelbein,
Kara Cheek
Publication year - 2017
Publication title -
psychological trauma
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.059
H-Index - 48
eISSN - 1942-9681
pISSN - 1942-969X
DOI - 10.1037/tra0000230
Subject(s) - medicine , anxiety , ethnic group , depression (economics) , psycinfo , cancer , type 1 diabetes , clinical psychology , psychiatry , diabetes mellitus , medline , sociology , anthropology , political science , law , economics , macroeconomics , endocrinology
Research findings have indicated that mothers of children diagnosed with life-threatening illnesses can be at risk for posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) symptoms (PTSS), with African American mothers being especially vulnerable because of evidence suggesting higher rates of PTSD among both African Americans and women. Race/ethnicity, past trauma exposure and the interaction of these variables were evaluated as risk factors for PTSS, depression, and state and trait anxiety among African American and Caucasian mothers of chronically ill children.