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POST TRAUMATIC SLAVE SYNDROME AND MENTAL HEALTH SERVICE USE OF AFRICAN AMERICANS: A SYSTEMIC INTERPRETATION

Smith, Symphonie D
http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=akron1525688369705374

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2018, Doctor of Philosophy, University of Akron, Marriage and Family Counseling/Therapy.
This interpretive qualitative study used Post Traumatic Slave Syndrome (PTSS) and Bowen Family Systems (BFST) theories to explore mental health service use by African Americans. The goal of the study was two-fold. First, to increase understanding of the lived experiences of African Americans, with consideration of the impact of historical and ongoing race and oppression, across generations. Second, to explore mental health service use via the lens of the African American experience. Data collection included the use of two semi-structured interviews, a focused genogram and a demographic questionnaire. All participants self-identified as African American and were comprised of seven females and two males. The data analysis revealed themes in two main categories: The African American Experience and Conversations about Mental Health. The resulting themes as follows, with four in the first category and three in the second, respectively: ongoing racism and oppression, symptoms of PTSS, strength and character, The Talk, types of sharing, perception and the service use advocate. The findings provide the context through which the African American experience influences mental health service use.
Karin Jordan, PhD (Advisor)
Rebecca Boyle, PhD (Committee Member)
Heather Katafiasz, PhD (Committee Member)
Ingrid Weigold, PhD (Committee Member)
Zachery Williams, PhD (Committee Member)
183 p.
African Americans; Counseling Education; Counseling Psychology

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  • Smith, S. D. (2018). POST TRAUMATIC SLAVE SYNDROME AND MENTAL HEALTH SERVICE USE OF AFRICAN AMERICANS: A SYSTEMIC INTERPRETATION [Doctoral dissertation, University of Akron]. OhioLINK Electronic Theses and Dissertations Center. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=akron1525688369705374

    APA Style (7th edition)

  • Smith, Symphonie. POST TRAUMATIC SLAVE SYNDROME AND MENTAL HEALTH SERVICE USE OF AFRICAN AMERICANS: A SYSTEMIC INTERPRETATION. 2018. University of Akron, Doctoral dissertation. OhioLINK Electronic Theses and Dissertations Center, http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=akron1525688369705374.

    MLA Style (8th edition)

  • Smith, Symphonie. "POST TRAUMATIC SLAVE SYNDROME AND MENTAL HEALTH SERVICE USE OF AFRICAN AMERICANS: A SYSTEMIC INTERPRETATION." Doctoral dissertation, University of Akron, 2018. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=akron1525688369705374

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