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Trauma and Girls: Implementing Trauma-Informed Policies and Practices in Systems of Care
Michelle V Porche1, Jessica B Koslouski2, Lisa R Fortuna3
1Department of Internal Medicine, School of Medicine, University of California, Riverside, 900 University Avenue, Riverside, CA 92521, USA.
Abstract:
Trauma occurs when an event or series of events overwhelms an individual's capacity to cope, invoking feelings of fear, terror, or powerlessness. Girls have higher prevalence rates of traumatic experiences and subsequent posttraumatic stress disorder, depression, and anxiety compared to boys. The authors reviewed these prevalence rates within a socioecological context using a social constructions of gender framework to understand mechanisms of risk, best practices of measurement in research, and identification of targets for intervention. Clinical care points include promotion, prevention, and treatment strategies for mental health that are gender sensitive.
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