Citation

Danzer G, Rieger SM, Schubmehl S, Cort D. J. Aggression Maltreat. Trauma 2016; 25(4): 351-370.

Copyright

(Copyright © 2016, Informa - Taylor and Francis Group)

DOI

10.1080/10926771.2016.1153550

PMID

unavailable

Abstract

This article reviews and synthesizes literature on the historical trauma of African Americans with an emphasis on how White psychologists can integrate awareness of historical trauma into clinical practice. Research supports that African Americans are affected by White racism in ways that parallel the effects of other interpersonal traumas. How African Americans are affected by racism depends on the individual, although the effects on the individual also occur within a shared cultural context. In addition to negative impacts, the literature also identifies African Americans' core strengths and coping strategies that have a similarly historical basis. These strengths and coping strategies are discussed in their implications for White psychologists' role in African Americans' trauma recovery process. © 2016 Taylor & Francis.

Language: en

Keywords

human; racism; suicide; identity; trauma; injury; Review; PTSD; psychotherapy; depression; helplessness; posttraumatic stress disorder; strength; abuse; risk factor; awareness; community; African American; risk; clinical practice; socioeconomics; coping behavior; psychologist; financial management; historical trauma; white psychologist