The outbreak that was always here: Racial trauma in the context of COVID-19 and implications for mental health providers.

Liu, Sabrina R; Modir, Sheila

Liu, Sabrina R; Modir, Sheila.

Liu SR; Department of Counseling, Clinical, and School Psychology.
Modir S; Children's Hospital of Orange County.

Psychol Trauma ; 12(5): 439-442, 2020 Jul.

Article in English | MEDLINE | ID: covidwho-607243

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ABSTRACT

The present commentary offers a timely exploration of the racial trauma experienced by Asian, Black, and Latinx communities as it relates to COVID-19. Instances of individual, cultural, and structural racism and implications for mental health are discussed. Evidence-based strategies are identified for mental health professionals in order to support healing and mitigate the risk of further racial traumas. (PsycInfo Database Record (c) 2020 APA, all rights reserved).

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Culturally Competent Care; Healthcare Disparities; Mental Health Services; Psychological Trauma/ethnology; Psychological Trauma/therapy; Racism/ethnology; Adult; COVID-19; Child; Coronavirus Infections; Humans; Pandemics; Pneumonia, Viral; Socialization; United States/ethnology

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Full text: Available Collection: International databases Database: MEDLINE Main subject: Healthcare Disparities / Racism / Culturally Competent Care / Psychological Trauma / Mental Health Services Type of study: Prognostic study / Randomized controlled trials Limits: Adult / Child / Humans Country/Region as subject: North America Language: English Journal: Psychol Trauma Year: 2020 Document Type: Article

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