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Culture and Traumatic Events

Veterans Affairs North Texas Healthcare System, Dallas, Texas

The contexts in which traumatic experiences occur contribute to interpretations of their meaning and responses. Social and ethnocultural responses to traumatic or stressful life events are diverse. Psychiatric nurses are critical in the healing process of individuals, families, and communities. This process involves helping the client understand the stress responses, process the traumatic event, and develop adaptive coping mechanisms.

Integrating sociocultural influences into treatment strategies promotes restoration of homeostasis and optimal functioning.

Journal of the American Psychiatric Nurses Association, Vol. 8, No. 6, 203-208 (2002)
DOI: 10.1067/mpn.2002.130227


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