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Running head: PEER REVIEWED JOURNAL ARTICLE

PEER REVIEWED JOURNAL ARTICLE

Posttraumatic Stress Disorder

Kimberly H. Morgan

EDRC-533: Medical and Psychosocial Aspects

April 18, 2018

Michelle L. Priester, Ph.D., CRC

What is posttraumatic stress disorder? According to "US Department Of Veteran Affairs" (2017), "PTSD (posttraumatic stress disorder) is a mental health problem that some people develop after experiencing or witnessing a life-threatening event, like combat, a natural disaster, a car accident, or sexual assault.” (What is PTSD). This article focuses on the results of the relationship between PTSD and alcohol in minority women.

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Lipsky, S., Kernic, M., Qiu, Q., Hasin, D., Kernic, M. A., & Hasin, D. S. (2016). Posttraumatic stress disorder and alcohol misuse among women: effects of ethnic minority stressors. Social Psychiatry & Psychiatric Epidemiology, 51(3), 407-419. doi:10.1007/s00127-015-1109-z

U.S. Department of Veteran Affairs. (2017). Retrieved from https://www.ptsd.va.gov/public/ptsd-overview/basics/what-is-ptsd.asp