Exposure to Community Violence and Protective and Risky Contexts Among Low Income Urban African American Adolescents: A Prospective Study

Pervasive exposure to violence and postt

Pervasive exposure to violence and posttraumatic stress disorder in a predominantly African American Urban Community: The Detroit neighborhood health study

✍ Emily Goldmann; Allison Aiello; Monica Uddin; Jorge Delva; Karestan Koenen; Larr 📂 Article 📅 2011 🏛 Springer 🌐 English ⚖ 68 KB 👁 1 views

## Abstract Exposure to traumatic events is common, particularly among economically disadvantaged, urban African Americans. There is, however, scant data on the psychological consequences of exposure to traumatic events in this group. We assessed experience with traumatic events and posttraumatic s