Document Type
Article
Publication Date
Winter 2018
Keywords
Homeless, Gender, PTSD, Complex PTSD, Childhood Abuse, Advocacy
Abstract
The current study examined the potential relationship between homelessness, gender, and occurrence of Post-Traumatic Distress Disorder (PTSD) and Complex PTSD. Participants were 90 homeless persons from shelters located in a large, South Central Texas, metropolitan city of approximately 1.9 million persons. The study found that homeless participants reported high levels of childhood emotional, physical, and sexual abuse. Homeless women reported higher rates of childhood abuse and were affected by PTSD at a higher frequency than homeless males. PTSD, Complex PTSD, and traumatic experiences such as childhood abuse appear to be contributing factors to homelessness. Results suggest the need for increased advocacy among counseling and psychology professionals is warranted for homeless persons experiencing PTSD.
Repository Citation
de Vries, Sabina; Juhnke, Gerald A.; and Trahan Keene, Cherie, "PTSD, Complex PTSD, and Childhood Abuse: Gender Differences Among a Homeless Sample" (2018). Counseling and Guidance Faculty Publications. 1.
https://digitalcommons.tamusa.edu/coun_faculty/1
Comments
This article was published in the Journal for Social Action in Counseling & Psychology under a Creative Commons Attribution Noncommercial No-Derivatives 4.0 International license as:
de Vries, S. R., Juhnke, G. A., & Trahan Keene, C. (Winter 2018). PTSD, complex PTSD, and childhood abuse: Gender difference among a homeless sample. Journal for Social Action in Counseling & Psychology, 10(2), 1-15.