Experiencing racial discrimination increases vulnerability to PTSD after trauma via peritraumatic dissociation.

ABSTRACT: Background: Racial discrimination is a traumatic stressor that increases the risk for posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD), but mechanisms to explain this relationship remain unclear. Peritraumatic dissociation, the complex process of disorientation, depersonalization, and derealization during a trauma, has been a consistent predictor of PTSD. Experiences of frequent racial discrimination may increase the propensity for peritraumatic dissociation in the context of new traumatic experiences and contribute to PTSD symptoms. However, the role of peritraumatic dissociation in the relationship between experiences of discrimination and PTSD has not been specifically explored.Objective: The current study investigated the role of peritraumatic dissociation in the impact of racial dis

SUBMITTER: Harb F 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10215023 | biostudies-literature | 2023

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature