Though there is research to suggest a robust association between exposure to traumatic events and negative mental health outcomes (Fazel, Wheeler, & Danesh, 2005), refugees, amongst other individuals, demonstrate ...

The conflict in Somali has resulted in millions of refugees and internally displaced persons for more than three decades. More than 100,000 Somali refugees have been resettled in the United States, striking a need for ...

American Indians (AI) have survived numerous historical tragedies resulting in posttraumatic stress, unresolved historical grief, and historical trauma (Brave Heart & DeBruyn, 1998). AIs also face a heightened risk ...

The literature on the relationship between cultural factors and mental health outcomes for immigrant groups has been extensive (e.g., Berry, 1976; 1997; 2004; Sam & Berry, 2006). The complex nature of interacting factors ...

Supervision is considered to be a primary method of clinical instruction (Holloway, 1992), which serves as a foundation to train supervisees and to ensure the provision of appropriate and culturally sensitive client care. ...

The attacks on the World Trade Center on September 11, 2001 (9/11) stand out as a monumental event that is marked as a sad day in our society’s recent history and an even scarier reality of religious discrimination for ...

Though the study of intersectionality has increased in the field of psychology over the past 15 years, the intersection of religious and ethnic identities has received little empirical attention. This grounded theory ...

Women are at greater risk than men for experiencing eating disorders, depression, and sexual dysfunction (American Psychological Association, 2007; Fredrickson & Roberts, 1997). Objectification theory (Fredrickson & ...