Trauma and mental health in Pacific Islanders

CONCLUSIONS: Trauma is prevalent in NH/PI populations and significantly impacts NH/PI mental health; serving as an important but overlooked contributor to NH/PI mental health disparities. Current findings fill critical gaps in our knowledge of NH/PI trauma and mental health while revealing the importance of screening and treating NH/PIs for trauma exposure to alleviate existing mental health disparities.PMID:38491441 | DOI:10.1177/00207640241236109
Source: The International Journal of Social Psychiatry - Category: Psychiatry Authors: Source Type: research