Specific Populations and Trauma Types: Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Peoples and PTSD (Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder) | NLM

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Specific Populations and Trauma Types: Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Peoples and PTSD (Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder)

03/01/2019 12:00 AM EST

Source: Phoenix Australia - Centre for Posttraumatic Mental Health. Published: 3/2019. This five-page information sheet addresses background issues and provides post-traumatic stress disorder presentation, assessment, and treatment recommendations for practitioners working with Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples. The information presented is intended to assist practitioners in non-specialized primary and mental healthcare settings in their work with Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples, have suffered separation from land, family, and cultural identity. (PDF)