Racism and Psychological and Emotional Injury

@article{Carter2007RacismAP,
  title={Racism and Psychological and Emotional Injury},
  author={Robert T. Carter},
  journal={The Counseling Psychologist},
  year={2007},
  volume={35},
  pages={105 - 13}
}
  • R. Carter
  • Published 1 January 2007
  • Psychology
  • The Counseling Psychologist
The purpose of this article is to discuss the psychological and emotional effects of racism on people of Color. Psychological models and research on racism, discrimination, stress, and trauma will be integrated to promote a model to be used to understand, recognize, and assess race-based traumatic stress to aid counseling and psychological assessment, research, and training. 
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