scholarly journals Shook Ones: Understanding the Intersection of Nonfatal Violent Firearm Injury, Incarceration, and Traumatic Stress Among Young Black Men

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Joseph Richardson, Jr. ◽  
William Wical ◽  
Nipun Kottage ◽  
Che Bullock
Keyword(s):  
Black Men ◽  
Traumatic Stress ◽  
Firearm Injury

scholarly journals Shook Ones: Understanding the Intersection of Nonfatal Violent Firearm Injury, Incarceration, and Traumatic Stress Among Young Black Men

2020 ◽  
Vol 14 (6) ◽  
pp. 155798832098218
Author(s):  
Joseph B. Richardson ◽  
William Wical ◽  
Nipun Kottage ◽  
Che Bullock
Keyword(s):  
Black Men ◽  
Low Income ◽  
Traumatic Stress ◽  
Stress Disorders ◽  
Post Injury ◽  
Patient Centered ◽  
Violent Injury ◽  
Firearm Injury ◽  
Male Survivors ◽  
Traumatic Stress Disorders

Violent injury is a leading cause of death and disability among young Black men, with the highest rates occurring in low-income urban populations. Hospital-based violence intervention programs (HVIPs) offer a promising opportunity to address the biopsychosocial factors that adversely affect this population. However, there are major gaps between the needs of young Black male survivors of violent injury and the forms of care provided by HVIPs. Patient-centered outcomes research provides a useful mode of inquiry to develop strategies to decrease these differences. Care for survivors, including treatment for traumatic stress disorders, must be reconceptualized to center the lived experiences of young Black men. This paper qualitatively explores how these survivors of gun violence express symptoms of traumatic stress and the ways in which their narratives can inform the implementation of the biopsychosocial model in HVIPs. A phenomenological variant ecological systems theory framework was used to analyze participant narratives to aid in understanding their symptoms of traumatic stress and post-injury affective changes as both psychologically and socially important experiences. Such insight may inform changes to HVIP practice to address persistent health disparities related to violence.

HIV/AIDS Diagnoses Rising in Young Black Men in Most States

2008 ◽  
Vol 41 (19) ◽  
pp. 35
Author(s):  
ELIZABETH MECHCATIE
Keyword(s):  
Black Men ◽  
Hiv Aids

Stress, Traumatic Stress: Is There a Difference?

1997 ◽  
Vol 42 (3) ◽  
pp. 224-224
Author(s):  
D. L. Creson
Keyword(s):  
Traumatic Stress
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