Mental Health After Injury: How Neighborhoods Impact Recovery

Author(s)/Creator(s)

Bryce Hruska, Syracuse UniversityFollow
Maria Pacella-Labarbara, University of Pittsburgh
Ivan E. Castro, innoVet Health
Richard L. George, Summa Health System-Akron
Douglas L. Delahanty, Kent State University

Description/Abstract

Each year in the United States, there are over 90 million injury-related emergency department visits, resulting in $4.2 trillion in costs related to medical care, loss of work, and reduced quality of life. Nearly a quarter of injury survivors are diagnosed with a new mental health disorder within the first year of injury. This brief examines several aspects of neighborhood context and their relationship to PTSD symptom severity following an injury. Results show that survivors living in neighborhoods with higher racial segregation and lower socioeconomic status report higher PTSD symptom severity.

Document Type

Research Brief

Keywords

Mental Health, Injury, PTSD, Injury Recovery

Disciplines

Community Health | Mental and Social Health | Social and Behavioral Sciences

Date

4-12-2022

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Language

English

Recommended Citation

Hruska, Bryce; Pacella-Labarbara, Maria; Castro, Ivan E.; George, Richard L.; and Delahanty, Douglas L., "Mental Health After Injury: How Neighborhoods Impact Recovery" (2022). Population Health Research Brief Series. 177.
https://surface.syr.edu/lerner/177

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