Evaluating the Performance of the Primary Care Posttraumatic Stress Disorder Screen for DSM-5 (PC-PTSD-5) in a Trauma-Exposed, Socioeconomically Vulnerable …

EC Lathan, JM Petri, T Haynes, SC Sonu… - Journal of Clinical …, 2023 - Springer
The properties and utility of the Primary Care PTSD Screen for DSM-5 (PC-PTSD-5) remain
unstudied in community-based populations. This study evaluates the performance of the PC …

Examining the psychometric properties of the PCL-5 in a black community sample using item response theory

Y Mekawi, MW Silverstein, A Walker… - Journal of Anxiety …, 2022 - Elsevier
Black Americans are more likely to be exposed to certain types of traumatic events and
experience posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) compared to other racial groups …

Trauma Matters: Integrating Genetic and Environmental Components of PTSD

S Marchese, LM Huckins - Advanced Genetics, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
Trauma is ubiquitous, but only a subset of those who experience trauma will develop
posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD). In this review, it is argued that to determine who is at …

Civilian moral injury: associations with trauma type and high-frequency heart rate variability in two trauma-exposed community-based samples

EC Lathan, A Powers, A Kottakis, A Guelfo… - Psychological …, 2023 - cambridge.org
BackgroundMoral injury exposure (MIE) and distress (MID) may indirectly affect the
relationship between trauma exposure and alterations in autonomic regulation [assessed …

Indirect effect of negative evaluations of therapy on the association between racial stress and posttraumatic stress disorder symptoms in pregnant Black persons.

M Ravi, EC Lathan, S Wallace… - … , Practice, and Policy, 2024 - psycnet.apa.org
Objective: Black pregnant individuals are at disproportionate risk for posttraumatic stress
disorder (PTSD) compared to other groups. A wealth of literature suggests racial stress …

Intergenerational transmission of depression: Examining the roles of racism and trauma among black mothers and youth

Y Mekawi, MN Ishiekwene, AN Jimenez, M Ware… - Journal of the American …, 2023 - Elsevier
Objective Racism is a multifaceted system of oppression that disproportionately harms Black
mothers and children across the lifespan. Despite reliable evidence that racism is …

Association between dimensions of trauma-related psychopathology and asthma in trauma-exposed women

ERH Lin, AR Roeckner, N Fani, N Merrill… - Frontiers in Behavioral …, 2023 - frontiersin.org
Introduction Exposure to traumatic events and stressful life experiences are associated with
a wide range of adverse mental and physical health outcomes. Studies have found post …

Patterns of childhood maltreatment influence sleep quality: The role of emotion regulation

S Liu, N Ahemaitijiang, J Xu, Y Liu, L Chen… - Development and …, 2024 - cambridge.org
Childhood maltreatment exerts long-term consequences on sleep health, and different
subtypes could constitute maltreatment patterns. However, how naturally occurring patterns …

Primary care-based mindfulness intervention for posttraumatic stress disorder and depression symptoms among Black adults: A pilot feasibility and acceptability …

A Powers, EC Lathan, HD Dixon, Y Mekawi… - … , practice, and policy, 2023 - psycnet.apa.org
Objective: There is support for the use of mindfulness-based approaches with trauma-
exposed adults. However, limited data are available on feasibility and acceptability of group …

Differing associations of depersonalization with physiological response during rest and breath-focused mindfulness in a trauma-exposed female population

EC Lathan, A Guelfo, DL La Barrie, A Teer… - Journal of psychiatric …, 2023 - Elsevier
Background Dissociative and posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) symptoms are commonly
co-occurring responses to psychological trauma. Yet, these two groups of symptoms appear …