Racial/ethnic disparities in the risk of posttraumatic stress disorder symptoms among mothers of children diagnosed with cancer and Type-1 diabetes mellitus. | Zendy

Leilani Greening | Zendy; Laura Stoppelbein | Zendy; Kara Cheek | Zendy

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Racial/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 - 2016

Publication title -

psychological trauma theory research practice and policy

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.

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