trauma

The literature overwhelmingly demonstrates that Black Americans experience racism frequently and across contexts. Moreover, these frequent and pervasive experiences have deleterious mental health consequences, including trauma symptoms. The current study explores self-compassion as a moderator in the relation between racial microaggressions and trauma symptoms in a Black sample.

Refugees are vulnerable to developing mental health problems. The unprecedented appearance and rapid spread of COVID-19 exacerbated this vulnerability, especially in low-income countries where refugees survive on humanitarian aid and live in congested settlements. These appalling living conditions are a stressor, making adherence to COVID-19 control measures impractical and an additional psychological strain for refugees.

The COVID-19 pandemic evokes high levels of post-traumatic stress (PTS) in some people as well as positive personal changes, a phenomenon known as post-traumatic growth (PTG). Experiencing an adverse event as traumatic is crucial for triggering PTG, therefore higher PTS is often associated with higher PTG.

Although numerous studies on experiential avoidance and its relationship to psychopathology have been conducted, systematic summaries of this research are lacking. The current systematic review and meta-analysis evaluated the transdiagnostic role of experiential avoidance across depression, anxiety and related disorders (obsessive-compulsive and related disorders [OCRDs] and post-traumatic stress disorder [PTSD]) as well as potential moderators of these relations.

Contextual specificity is vital when examining emotion regulation (ER) strategies. The aim of this study was to investigate the efficacy and cognitive impact of the ER strategies of acceptance and humor, compared with a control condition using an online experimental trauma analogue paradigm. A total of 228 university students were randomised to one of the three conditions: acceptance, humor, or a control group, and then viewed a trauma-analogue video.

There is a dearth of psychological intervention research to guide clinicians in supporting individuals who are impacted by systemic racism. Internalized racial oppression, adopting the negative beliefs about one’s group, is one pathway through which racism affects mental health. Techniques from Acceptance Commitment Therapy have been found to decrease internalized self-stigma and to mitigate negative mental health symptoms.