Assessment of the impact of racial discrimination and racism: How to use the Race-Based Traumatic Stress Symptom Scale in practice.

2015 ◽  
Vol 21 (1) ◽  
pp. 32-39 ◽  
Author(s):  
Robert T. Carter ◽  
Sinéad M. Sant-Barket
Keyword(s):  
Racial Discrimination ◽  
Traumatic Stress ◽  
Symptom Scale ◽  
Stress Symptom ◽  
The Impact

Race-Based Traumatic Stress Symptom Scale

2013 ◽  
Author(s):  
Robert T. Carter ◽  
Silvia Mazzula ◽  
Rodolfo Victoria ◽  
Roshnee Vazquez ◽  
Schekeva Hall ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Traumatic Stress ◽  
Symptom Scale ◽  
Stress Symptom

Initial development of the Race-Based Traumatic Stress Symptom Scale: Assessing the emotional impact of racism.

2013 ◽  
Vol 5 (1) ◽  
pp. 1-9 ◽  
Author(s):  
Robert T. Carter ◽  
Silvia Mazzula ◽  
Rodolfo Victoria ◽  
Roshnee Vazquez ◽  
Schekeva Hall ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Traumatic Stress ◽  
Emotional Impact ◽  
Symptom Scale ◽  
Initial Development ◽  
Stress Symptom

scholarly journals Exploring the impact of COVID-19 and restrictions to daily living as a result of social distancing within veterans with pre-existing mental health difficulties

2020 ◽  
pp. bmjmilitary-2020-001622 ◽  
Author(s):  
Dominic Murphy ◽  
C Williamson ◽  
J Baumann ◽  
W Busuttil ◽  
N T Fear
Keyword(s):  
Mental Health ◽  
Social Support ◽  
Post Traumatic Stress Disorder ◽  
Traumatic Stress ◽  
Stress Disorder ◽  
Post Traumatic Stress ◽  
Increased Risk ◽  
Mental Health Difficulties ◽  
Post Traumatic ◽  
The Impact

IntroductionData are emerging showing the adverse consequences on mental health of the general public due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Little is known about the needs of veterans with pre-existing mental health difficulties during the COVID-19 pandemic.MethodsData were collected through a cross-sectional online survey from a randomly selected sample (n=1092) of military veterans who have sought help for mental health difficulties from a veteran-specific UK-based charity. The response rate was 25.2% (n=275). Participants were asked to complete a range of standardised mental health outcomes (post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD): Post-traumatic Stress Disorder Checklist, common mental health difficulties (CMDs): 12-Item General Health Questionnaire, difficulties with anger: 5-Item Dimensions of Anger Reactions—Revised and alcohol misuse: Alcohol Use Disorders Identification Test) and endorse a list of potential stressors related to changes to daily life resulting from COVID-19. Regression analyses were fitted to explore predictors of mental health severity.ResultsIt was observed that symptoms of common mental disorder and PTSD (69.3% and 65.0%, respectively) were the most commonly reported to have been exacerbated by the pandemic. Lack of social support and reporting increasing numbers of stressors related to COVID-19 were consistently associated with increasing severity of a range of mental health difficulties.ConclusionsOur findings suggest veterans who had pre-existing mental health difficulties prior to the outbreak of COVID-19 may be at increased risk of experiencing CMDs as a result of the pandemic. Intervening to improve levels of social support and offering practical guidance to better manage any additional stressors relating to the pandemic may provide strategies to help reduce the burden of mental health symptoms.

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