Interwoven oppression: A qualitative study of the contribution of racism and sexism to co‐occurring PTSD and substance use disorder
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Authors
- Ximena Murillo
- NiCole T. Buchanan (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9288-5245)
- Mallet R. Reid (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5529-2483)
- Edgar Jaimes-Bautista
- Enrique Romero (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0004-4565-8495)
- Jaidyn J. Choi
- Thalia S. Epps
Institutions
- Change.org (United States) (US)
- Michigan State University (US)
Publication Details
- Journal
- American Journal of Community Psychology
- Published
- 2026-09-08
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1002/ajcp.70104
- Primary Topic
- Posttraumatic Stress Disorder Research
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00