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Measuring the biological embedding of racial trauma among Black Americans utilizing the RDoC approach

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  07 December 2021

Sierra E. Carter Open the ORCID record for Sierra E. Carter [Opens in a new window] ,
Frederick X. Gibbons  and
Steven R.H. Beach Open the ORCID record for Steven R.H. Beach [Opens in a new window]
Sierra E. Carter*
Affiliation:
Department of Psychology, Georgia State University, Atlanta, GA, USA
Frederick X. Gibbons
Affiliation:
Department of Psychology, University of Connecticut, Storrs, CT, USA
Steven R.H. Beach
Affiliation:
Department of Psychology and Center for Family Research, University of Georgia, Athens, GA, USA
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Author for Correspondence: Sierra Carter, Department of Psychology, Georgia State University, 140 Decatur St., Suite 1134, Atlanta, GA 30303; E-mail: scarter66@gsu.edu.
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Abstract

The National Institute of Mental Health (NIMH) Research Domain Criteria (RDoC) initiative aims to understand the mechanisms influencing psychopathology through a dimensional approach. Limited research thus far has considered potential racial/ethnic differences in RDoC constructs that are influenced by developmental and contextual processes. A growing body of research has demonstrated that racial trauma is a pervasive chronic stressor that impacts the health of Black Americans across the life course. In this review article, we examine the ways that an RDOC framework could allow us to better understand the biological embedding of racial trauma among Black Americans. We also specifically examine the Negative Valence System domain of RDoC to explore how racial trauma is informed by and can help expand our understanding of this domain. We end the review by providing some additional research considerations and future research directives in the area of racial trauma that build on the RDoC initiative.

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Black AmericansPTSDracial traumaracismRDoC

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Development and Psychopathology , Volume 33 , Special Issue 5: Applying RDoC-Informed Approaches to the Study of Development and Psychopathology , December 2021 , pp. 1849 - 1863
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