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The Subjective Experience of Trauma and Subsequent PTSD in a Sample of Undocumented Immigrants

The Subjective Experience of Trauma and Subsequent PTSD in a Sample of Undocumented Immigrants ORIGINAL ARTICLES The Subjective Experience of Trauma and Subsequent PTSD in a Sample of Undocumented Immigrants Andrew Rasmussen, PhD,*† Barry Rosenfeld, PhD,*‡ Kim Reeves, MA,* and Allen S. Keller, MD* Trauma research also suffers from reliance on main- Abstract: Although a subjective component of trauma is commonly stream, primarily native-born samples. Those studies that do recognized in diagnosing posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD), include immigrant groups are generally limited to those there are few studies that specifically address Criterion A , and none immigrants that are established and legally documented. addressing this issue among undocumented immigrants. We as- Epidemiologic studies indicate that PTSD rates among im- sessed 212 arriving undocumented immigrants with diverse trauma migrant groups are lower than among US-born populations, histories to investigate concordance between objective and subjec- with the notable exception of refugees and asylum seekers, tive factors of trauma (Criteria A and A ) and across different types 1 2 who report higher rates (Kandula et al., 2004). Rates of PTSD of trauma and PTSD. Concordance between Criteria A and A 1 2 among undocumented immigrants are virtually nonexistent, varied, with highest rates found for political violence. Interpersonal despite the acknowledged hardships that many face in http://www.deepdyve.com/assets/images/DeepDyve-Logo-lg.png The Journal of Nervous and Mental Disease Wolters Kluwer Health

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0022-3018
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1539-736X
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10.1097/01.nmd.0000254748.38784.2f
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ORIGINAL ARTICLES The Subjective Experience of Trauma and Subsequent PTSD in a Sample of Undocumented Immigrants Andrew Rasmussen, PhD,*† Barry Rosenfeld, PhD,*‡ Kim Reeves, MA,* and Allen S. Keller, MD* Trauma research also suffers from reliance on main- Abstract: Although a subjective component of trauma is commonly stream, primarily native-born samples. Those studies that do recognized in diagnosing posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD), include immigrant groups are generally limited to those there are few studies that specifically address Criterion A , and none immigrants that are established and legally documented. addressing this issue among undocumented immigrants. We as- Epidemiologic studies indicate that PTSD rates among im- sessed 212 arriving undocumented immigrants with diverse trauma migrant groups are lower than among US-born populations, histories to investigate concordance between objective and subjec- with the notable exception of refugees and asylum seekers, tive factors of trauma (Criteria A and A ) and across different types 1 2 who report higher rates (Kandula et al., 2004). Rates of PTSD of trauma and PTSD. Concordance between Criteria A and A 1 2 among undocumented immigrants are virtually nonexistent, varied, with highest rates found for political violence. Interpersonal despite the acknowledged hardships that many face in

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The Journal of Nervous and Mental Disease – Wolters Kluwer Health

Published: Feb 1, 2007

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