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Historical Trauma

MedGen UID:: 1679108
•Concept ID:: C5197707
•: Mental or Behavioral Dysfunction

Synonyms:

Historic Trauma; Historical Traumas; Intergenerational Trauma; Transgenerational Trauma; Transgenerational Traumas; Trauma, Historical; Trauma, Intergenerational; Trauma, Transgenerational; Traumas, Transgenerational

Definition

Clinical distress among descendants of survivors of mass trauma, as if they had suffered through the same extreme historic circumstances. Symptoms may persist through generations. [from MeSH]

Term Hierarchy

GTR
MeSH

CClinical test, RResearch test, OOMIM, GGeneReviews, VClinVar

CROGVHistorical Trauma

Congenital Systemic Disorder
- Abnormality of the nervous system
  - Abnormal nervous system physiology
    - Abnormality of mental function
      - Atypical behavior
        Psychological stress
        Historical Trauma

Professional guidelines

PubMed

Factors influencing nurse practitioner panel size in team-based primary care: a qualitative case study.

Martin-Misener R, Donald F, Rayner J, Carter N, Kilpatrick K, Ziegler E, Bourgeault I, Bryant-Lukosius D
BMC Prim Care 2024 Aug 14;25(1):304. doi: 10.1186/s12875-024-02547-6. PMID: 39143488 Free PMC Article

Consideration of Social Determinants Risks in Substance Use Disorder Assessment and Treatment Plan Formulation.

Mulhern JP
J Addict Nurs 2022 Jul-Sep 01;33(3):200-202. doi: 10.1097/JAN.0000000000000473. PMID: 36041164

Psychosocial aspects of Historical and Cultural Learning: Historical Trauma and Resilience among Indigenous Young Adults.

Lewis M, Stremlau R, Walls M, Reed J, Baker J, Kirk W, Belt T
J Health Care Poor Underserved 2021;32(2):987-1018. doi: 10.1353/hpu.2021.0076. PMID: 34120989

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Recent clinical studies

Etiology

Psychology and Indigenous People.

González R, Carvacho H, Jiménez-Moya G
Annu Rev Psychol 2022 Jan 4;73:431-459. Epub 2021 Jul 27 doi: 10.1146/annurev-psych-012921-045304. PMID: 34314601

The mental health of Indigenous peoples in Canada: A critical review of research.

Nelson SE, Wilson K
Soc Sci Med 2017 Mar;176:93-112. Epub 2017 Jan 18 doi: 10.1016/j.socscimed.2017.01.021. PMID: 28135694

Historical Trauma, Substance Use, and Indigenous Peoples: Seven Generations of Harm From a "Big Event".

Nutton J, Fast E
Subst Use Misuse 2015;50(7):839-47. doi: 10.3109/10826084.2015.1018755. PMID: 26158749

Native Hawaiian and Pacific Islander Elders: What Gerontologists Should Know.

Braun KL, Kim BJ, Ka'opua LS, Mokuau N, Browne CV
Gerontologist 2015 Dec;55(6):912-9. Epub 2014 Jul 25 doi: 10.1093/geront/gnu072. PMID: 25063936 Free PMC Article

Historical trauma in American Indian/Native Alaska communities: a multilevel framework for exploring impacts on individuals, families, and communities.

Evans-Campbell T
J Interpers Violence 2008 Mar;23(3):316-38. doi: 10.1177/0886260507312290. PMID: 18245571

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Diagnosis

Adult Children of the Prison Boom: Family Troubles and the Intergenerational Transmission of Criminal Justice Contact.

Wildeman C, Sampson RJ, Baker G
Demography 2024 Feb 1;61(1):141-164. doi: 10.1215/00703370-11153107. PMID: 38235802

Trauma, historical trauma, PTSD and suicide in an American Indian community sample.

Ehlers CL, Yehuda R, Gilder DA, Bernert R, Karriker-Jaffe KJ
J Psychiatr Res 2022 Dec;156:214-220. Epub 2022 Oct 7 doi: 10.1016/j.jpsychires.2022.10.012. PMID: 36265258 Free PMC Article

Development and validation of the Clinical Aspects of Historical Trauma Questionnaire in Rwandan genocide survivors.

Mutuyimana C, Maercker A
J Trauma Stress 2022 Aug;35(4):1189-1200. Epub 2022 Mar 29 doi: 10.1002/jts.22829. PMID: 35349733 Free PMC Article

Screening for Adverse Childhood Experiences in Pediatric Primary Care: Pitfalls and Possibilities.

Gillespie RJ
Pediatr Ann 2019 Jul 1;48(7):e257-e261. doi: 10.3928/19382359-20190610-02. PMID: 31305942

Psychological Trauma in the Context of Familial Relationships: A Concept Analysis.

Isobel S, Goodyear M, Foster K
Trauma Violence Abuse 2019 Oct;20(4):549-559. Epub 2017 Aug 21 doi: 10.1177/1524838017726424. PMID: 29333976

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Therapy

Ebrahimi CT, Song H, Machado M, Segura P, Espinosa A, Polanco-Roman L
Soc Sci Med 2024 Dec;362:117434. Epub 2024 Oct 21 doi: 10.1016/j.socscimed.2024.117434. PMID: 39461166 Free PMC Article

COVID-19 vaccine hesitancy among American Indian and Alaska native college students: the roles of discrimination, historical trauma, and healthcare system distrust.

Gonzalez VM, Stewart TJ
J Behav Med 2024 Feb;47(1):123-134. Epub 2023 Aug 27 doi: 10.1007/s10865-023-00443-5. PMID: 37634151

All systems are interrelated: Multilevel interventions with indigenous communities.

Johnson-Jennings MD, Rink E, Stotz SA, Magarati M, Moore RS
Contemp Clin Trials 2023 Jan;124:107013. Epub 2022 Nov 16 doi: 10.1016/j.cct.2022.107013. PMID: 36400366 Free PMC Article

Iwankapiya American Indian pilot clinical trial: Historical trauma and group interpersonal psychotherapy.

Brave Heart MYH, Chase J, Myers O, Elkins J, Skipper B, Schmitt C, Mootz J, Waldorf VA
Psychotherapy (Chic) 2020 Jun;57(2):184-196. Epub 2019 Dec 2 doi: 10.1037/pst0000267. PMID: 31789541 Free PMC Article

Critical considerations in responding to crystal methamphetamine use in Australian Aboriginal communities.

MacLean S, Hengsen R, Stephens R
Drug Alcohol Rev 2017 Jul;36(4):502-508. Epub 2016 Oct 11 doi: 10.1111/dar.12468. PMID: 27726205

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Prognosis

Psychosocial Stress and Adversity: Effects from the Perinatal Period to Adulthood.

Barrero-Castillero A, Morton SU, Nelson CA 3rd, Smith VC
Neoreviews 2019 Dec;20(12):e686-e696. doi: 10.1542/neo.20-12-e686. PMID: 31792156

Climate change, uncertainty and allostatic load.

Crews DE, Kawa NC, Cohen JH, Ulmer GL, Edes AN
Ann Hum Biol 2019 Feb;46(1):3-16. Epub 2019 Mar 31 doi: 10.1080/03014460.2019.1584243. PMID: 30786781

Review: Genetic and environmental risk factors for alcohol use disorders in American Indians and Alaskan Natives.

Enoch MA, Albaugh BJ
Am J Addict 2017 Aug;26(5):461-468. Epub 2016 Sep 6 doi: 10.1111/ajad.12420. PMID: 27599369 Free PMC Article

Research on indigenous elders: from positivistic to decolonizing methodologies.

Braun KL, Browne CV, Ka'opua LS, Kim BJ, Mokuau N
Gerontologist 2014 Feb;54(1):117-26. Epub 2013 Jul 10 doi: 10.1093/geront/gnt067. PMID: 23841952 Free PMC Article

Comparative study of problematic gambling behaviors between American Indian and non-Indian adults in a Northern Plains reservation.

Zitzow D
Am Indian Alsk Nativ Ment Health Res (1987) 1996;7(2):27-41. doi: 10.5820/aian.0702.1996.27. PMID: 8935247

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Clinical prediction guides

Psychoanalytic infant observation in China-The mental health of children separated from parents.

Sze MYT, Ba T, Dai AA
Asia Pac Psychiatry 2021 Mar;13(1):e12438. Epub 2020 Oct 20 doi: 10.1111/appy.12438. PMID: 33078559

Intergenerational Trauma and Its Relationship to Mental Health Care: A Qualitative Inquiry.

Isobel S, McCloughen A, Goodyear M, Foster K
Community Ment Health J 2021 May;57(4):631-643. Epub 2020 Aug 17 doi: 10.1007/s10597-020-00698-1. PMID: 32804293

Advancing Indigenous Mental Health Research: Ethical, conceptual and methodological challenges.

Gone JP, Kirmayer LJ
Transcult Psychiatry 2020 Apr;57(2):235-249. doi: 10.1177/1363461520923151. PMID: 32380932

Iwankapiya American Indian pilot clinical trial: Historical trauma and group interpersonal psychotherapy.

Climate change, uncertainty and allostatic load.

Crews DE, Kawa NC, Cohen JH, Ulmer GL, Edes AN
Ann Hum Biol 2019 Feb;46(1):3-16. Epub 2019 Mar 31 doi: 10.1080/03014460.2019.1584243. PMID: 30786781

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Recent systematic reviews

Ebrahimi CT, Song H, Machado M, Segura P, Espinosa A, Polanco-Roman L
Soc Sci Med 2024 Dec;362:117434. Epub 2024 Oct 21 doi: 10.1016/j.socscimed.2024.117434. PMID: 39461166 Free PMC Article

Clinically relevant historical trauma sequelae: A systematic review.

Mutuyimana C, Maercker A
Clin Psychol Psychother 2023 Jul-Aug;30(4):729-739. Epub 2023 Feb 3 doi: 10.1002/cpp.2836. PMID: 36716783

Intergenerational trauma in Latinxs: A scoping review.

Cerdeña JP, Rivera LM, Spak JM
Soc Sci Med 2021 Feb;270:113662. Epub 2021 Jan 1 doi: 10.1016/j.socscimed.2020.113662. PMID: 33476987

Understanding the Impact of Historical Trauma Due to Colonization on the Health and Well-Being of Indigenous Young Peoples: A Systematic Scoping Review.

Smallwood R, Woods C, Power T, Usher K
J Transcult Nurs 2021 Jan;32(1):59-68. Epub 2020 Jun 21 doi: 10.1177/1043659620935955. PMID: 32567510

A Systematic Review of Trauma Interventions in Native Communities.

Gameon JA, Skewes MC
Am J Community Psychol 2020 Mar;65(1-2):223-241. Epub 2019 Sep 13 doi: 10.1002/ajcp.12396. PMID: 31518009 Free PMC Article

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