Publications by authors named "M SHERRER"
Article Synopsis
- - The study tested whether Hispanic clients in community mental health reported more post-traumatic stress symptoms compared to African-American or white clients, considering factors like gender and existing psychiatric symptoms.
- - Results indicated that self-identifying as Hispanic was linked to higher levels of post-traumatic stress symptoms, with sexual abuse being a significant contributing factor.
- - The study's limitations include a relatively small sample size of 132 participants, which may affect the generalizability of the findings.
Sudden losses and negative appraisal in people with severe mental illness.
Am J Orthopsychiatry
November 2014
Research on the impact of sudden or unexpected losses in people with severe mental illness is scarce. The purpose of our study was to examine the relationship between subjective distress from sudden losses in people with severe mental illness and posttraumatic stress symptoms while controlling for gender, psychiatric symptoms, and negative appraisals. As part of routine care, treatment personnel collected data from 371 community mental health clients diagnosed with a severe mental illness.
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