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ArticlePsychological trauma : theory, research, practice and policy2025

What happened matters: Trauma type and cumulative trauma exposure in refugee youth psychopathology.

Liza M E Hinchey, May Chammaa, Lana Ruvolo Grasser, Bassem Saad, Kathleen Gorski, Arash Javanbakht

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Liza M E HincheyDepartment of Psychiatry and Behavioral Neurosciences, Wayne State University School of Medicine.ORCID 0000-0002-8126-2138
May ChammaaDepartment of Psychiatry and Behavioral Neurosciences, Wayne State University School of Medicine.
Lana Ruvolo GrasserDepartment of Psychiatry and Behavioral Neurosciences, Wayne State University School of Medicine.
Bassem SaadDepartment of Psychiatry and Behavioral Neurosciences, Wayne State University School of Medicine.
Kathleen GorskiDepartment of Psychiatry and Behavioral Neurosciences, Wayne State University School of Medicine.
Arash JavanbakhtDepartment of Psychiatry and Behavioral Neurosciences, Wayne State University School of Medicine.
Wayne State University · US

Funding

Biological and Environmental Factors Affecting Risk and Resilience Among Syrian Refugee ChildrenR01HD099178 · NICHD · WAYNE STATE UNIVERSITY · PI JAVANBAKHT, ARASH · 2020 to 2024
$2.7M
Biomarkers of Risk and Resilience to Trauma in Syrian Refugee YouthF31MH120927 · NIMH · WAYNE STATE UNIVERSITY · PI GRASSER, LANA RUVOLO · 2019 to 2021
$121k
Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral NeuroscienceNICHD NIH HHS R01 HD099178NIMH NIH HHS F31 MH120927State of Michigan Lycaki/Young Foundation
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

objectiveTrauma exposure-a contributor to psychological risk for refugee youth-is typically assessed using cumulative indices; however, recent findings indicate that trauma type may better predict psychological outcomes. This study investigated the utility of two methods of classifying trauma exposure-cumulative trauma and exposure to specific types of trauma (i.e., trauma subtypes)-in predicting the severity of symptoms related to posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) and anxiety for refugee youth.

method96 Syrian and Iraqi youth resettled as refugees in the United States self-reported trauma exposure and psychological symptoms. Multiple regression was used to assess the variance in symptom severity explained by specific trauma subtypes (i.e., victimization, death threat, and accidental/injury) as compared to cumulative trauma scores.

resultsMultiple regression models predicting PTSD revealed cumulative trauma (

conclusionFocused trauma assessment-particularly consideration of death threat trauma and cumulative trauma exposures-may be useful in evaluating the risk of PTSD symptoms in refugee youth, whereas symptoms related to anxiety may be driven by other factors. These findings can be leveraged toward focused identification of youth at highest risk for PTSD symptoms, to improve prevention and early intervention efforts. (PsycInfo Database Record (c) 2025 APA, all rights reserved).

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AnxietyPsychological TraumaRefugeesStress Disorders, Post-TraumaticAdolescentChildFemaleHumansIraqMaleSeverity of Illness IndexSyriaUnited States

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