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Qualitative Evidence on Psychological Trauma

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Handbook of Qualitative Health Research for Evidence-Based Practice

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This chapter presents the qualitative evidence on psychological trauma. Qualitative research brings “real world” issues into the clinical setting, assisting practitioners working with trauma survivors. It brings in-depth understanding and has the potential to illuminate the complexity of personal experience. In this chapter, the authors present the qualitative research findings on psychological trauma. It is well documented that psychological trauma has serious health effects. A diagnosis of Posttraumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) has long lasting health implications as evidenced in current health research. Through a systematic review of the psychological and health literature, the authors present the qualitative research evidence on psychological trauma within various topic domains: disaster trauma, refugee trauma, military trauma, sexual abuse trauma, and first responder trauma. Knowledge transfer strategies and a discussion of future directions for qualitative research on psychological trauma are presented.

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    Marla J. Buchanan Ph.D.

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    Patrice Keats Ph.D.

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Buchanan, M.J., Keats, P. (2016). Qualitative Evidence on Psychological Trauma. In: Olson, K., Young, R., Schultz, I. (eds) Handbook of Qualitative Health Research for Evidence-Based Practice. Handbooks in Health, Work, and Disability, vol 4. Springer, New York, NY. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4939-2920-7_10

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