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Bryant-Davis T., Chung H., Tillman S. (2009). From the Margins to the Center: Ethnic Minority Women and the Mental Health Effects of Sexual Assault. Trauma Violence Abuse October 2009 10: 330-357, first published on July 2, 2009
doi:10.1177/1524838009339755

1. What are some extraordinary barriers ethnic minority women are confronted with in obtaining protection and assistance relating to sexual assault?
2. Considerations of culture bring to light the fact that sexual assault of ethnic minority women in the United States often occurs within a context of social trauma.  What are some of these social traumas?
3. What are some of the mental health effects that face sexual assault victims of cultures such as African American, Latina, and Native American?
4. After decades of research, what is considered as the central and most important aspect of well-being and self concept?

Dutton M. A., (2009). Pathways Linking Intimate Partner Violence and Posttraumatic Disorder. Trauma Violence Abuse July 2009 10: 211-224, first published on May 27, 2009 doi:10.1177/1524838009334451

1. According to the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Health Disorders, what are some of the criteria for a diagnosis of Post Traumatic Stress Disorder?
2. What do studies show the correlation is, if any, between depressions and intimate partner violence?
3. What are some predictors of PTSD in general populations?
4. Why are minority women at an increased risk for intimate partner violence as well as the negative outcomes associated with it?