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Cultural Factors in Traumatic Stress
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Cultural Factors in Traumatic Stress

Peter D Yeomans and Evan M Forman
Culture and Mental Health, pp 221-244
16 Jan 2009
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1002/9781444305807.ch11

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biological and environmental factors challenges of assessment and treatment contextual factors ‐ influencing how traumatic reactions are reported cultural factors in traumatic stress emic approach research – for better characterizing local manifestation of traumatic stress Nationals remaining in a pre‐industrialized setting Posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) recent immigrants to industrialized world ‐ Cambodian refugees meeting criteria for PTSD substantial variability in expression of specific traumatic stress symptoms between cultures understanding cultural factors influencing traumatic stress
This chapter contains sections titled: Importance of Understanding Cultural Factors Studies of Prevalence Symptom Variation Challenges of Assessment and Treatment Treatment Guidelines Summary References

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