Open AccessTraumatic events and posttraumatic stress disorder in individuals with severe mental illness in a non-western setting: Data from rural Ethiopia.
Author(s) -
Amantia Ametaj,
Kimberly Hook,
Yuhan Cheng,
Eyerusalem Getachew Serba,
Karestan C. Koenen,
Abebaw Fekadu,
Lauren C. Ng
Publication year - 2021
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/tra0001006
Subject(s) - traumatic stress , psychiatry , anger , mental health , mental illness , medicine , clinical psychology , psychology
Traumatic events and ensuing stress are not widely studied in individuals with severe mental illness (SMI) despite their increased vulnerability to both. Far less is known about traumatic events and posttrauma reactions in people with SMI in low-resourced settings.