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View article: Adaptation of a PTSD intervention for use in primary care in a low-income country: The Brief Relaxation, Education and Trauma HEaling intervention for Ethiopia (BREATHE Ethiopia)
Adaptation of a PTSD intervention for use in primary care in a low-income country: The Brief Relaxation, Education and Trauma HEaling intervention for Ethiopia (BREATHE Ethiopia) Open
Posttraumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) symptoms amongst people with serious mental illness (SMI) are prevalent in Ethiopia and throughout the world, yet treatment is scarce, particularly in low-resource settings with few mental health provid…
View article: “Being who I am means everything bad can happen”: Chronic structural stressors in trauma focused therapy sessions with marginalized adolescents.
“Being who I am means everything bad can happen”: Chronic structural stressors in trauma focused therapy sessions with marginalized adolescents. Open
Our findings suggest that there is a missed opportunity to improve the effectiveness of treatment for PTSD by incorporating intervention elements that directly target structural stressors. (PsycInfo Database Record (c) 2025 APA, all rights…
View article: Mental health disparities of sexual minority refugees and asylum seekers: Provider perspectives on trauma exposure, symptom presentation, and treatment approach.
Mental health disparities of sexual minority refugees and asylum seekers: Provider perspectives on trauma exposure, symptom presentation, and treatment approach. Open
Refugees and asylum seekers who identify as sexual minorities and/or who have been persecuted for same-sex acts maneuver through multiple oppressive systems at all stages of migration. Sexual minority refugees and asylum seekers (SM RAS) r…
View article: A pragmatic feasibility trial of the Primary Care Intervention for PTSD: A health service delivery model to reduce health disparities for low-income and BIPOC youth
A pragmatic feasibility trial of the Primary Care Intervention for PTSD: A health service delivery model to reduce health disparities for low-income and BIPOC youth Open
The PCIP may improve treatment engagement and access for vulnerable youth. Promising findings of high acceptability, feasibility, and initial clinical effectiveness suggest that PCIP warrants larger-scale study as part of routine care in p…
View article: Demographic characteristics, torture experiences, and posttraumatic stress disorder symptoms among asylum seekers and refugees persecuted for same‐sex behaviors
Demographic characteristics, torture experiences, and posttraumatic stress disorder symptoms among asylum seekers and refugees persecuted for same‐sex behaviors Open
Increasingly, lesbian, gay, and bisexual (LGB) individuals are fleeing the 67 countries that criminalize consensual same‐sex intimate relationships, seeking asylum in countries such as the United States. Minority stress theory posits that …