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View article: Sex Differences in the Association Between Difficulties with Worry Regulation and Anxiety Symptoms in Black Children
Sex Differences in the Association Between Difficulties with Worry Regulation and Anxiety Symptoms in Black Children Open
Black children are at significant risk for anxiety through heightened exposure to poverty, trauma, and racial discrimination, and females are at higher risk for childhood onset than males. One potentially relevant factor is difficulties wi…
View article: Maternal PTSD symptoms and sensitivity during caregiving in early postpartum: The moderating role of resting and reactive RSA in a trauma-exposed sample
Maternal PTSD symptoms and sensitivity during caregiving in early postpartum: The moderating role of resting and reactive RSA in a trauma-exposed sample Open
Background Impaired maternal sensitivity may be a risk pathway linking maternal posttraumatic stress symptoms (PTSS) to adverse child outcomes. Respiratory sinus arrhythmia (RSA), a psychophysiological marker of emotion dysregulation, may …
View article: Health care providers’ comfort caring for trauma-exposed patients in the primary care setting: A mixed methods approach
Health care providers’ comfort caring for trauma-exposed patients in the primary care setting: A mixed methods approach Open
A BSTRACT Introduction: Patients seeking primary care often present with health concerns related to psychological trauma, highlighting the importance of health care providers’ (HCPs) comfort discussing trauma in the primary care setting. T…
View article: Risk for posttraumatic stress disorder symptoms by trauma type: The role of self-compassion.
Risk for posttraumatic stress disorder symptoms by trauma type: The role of self-compassion. Open
Implementing brief, mindfulness-based psychotherapies that enhance self-compassion in the primary care setting may help mitigate PTSD risk among Black Americans with lower levels of physical violence and noninterpersonal trauma exposure an…
View article: The Relations Among Childhood Maltreatment and Later Intimate Partner Violence Victimization With and Without a Weapon in a Sample of Pregnant Black Individuals
The Relations Among Childhood Maltreatment and Later Intimate Partner Violence Victimization With and Without a Weapon in a Sample of Pregnant Black Individuals Open
Black pregnant and postpartum individuals are at risk for intimate partner violence (IPV), and those with a history of childhood maltreatment and IPV are even more likely to be re-victimized during pregnancy. However, it is unknown if spec…
View article: WHEN REPRODUCTION IS NO LONGER AUTONOMOUS: FEELING RESPECTED BY MATERNITY CARE PROVIDERS MODERATES THE ASSOCIATION BETWEEN AUTONOMY IN DECISION MAKING AND BIRTH-RELATED PTSD SYMPTOMS IN A COMMUNITY SAMPLE OF POSTPARTUM BLACK WOMEN
WHEN REPRODUCTION IS NO LONGER AUTONOMOUS: FEELING RESPECTED BY MATERNITY CARE PROVIDERS MODERATES THE ASSOCIATION BETWEEN AUTONOMY IN DECISION MAKING AND BIRTH-RELATED PTSD SYMPTOMS IN A COMMUNITY SAMPLE OF POSTPARTUM BLACK WOMEN Open
Black individuals are at particularly high risk for birth-related posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) symptoms, in part due to a lack of opportunity to lead maternity care decisions. Maternal care providers need evidence-based ways to red…