2023
Depression and PTSD among Houston Residents who Experienced Hurricane Harvey and COVID-19: Implications for Urban Areas Affected by Multiple Disasters
Cohen G, Wang R, Sampson L, Lowe S, Ettman C, Abdalla S, Wellenius G, Cabral H, Ruggiero K, Galea S. Depression and PTSD among Houston Residents who Experienced Hurricane Harvey and COVID-19: Implications for Urban Areas Affected by Multiple Disasters. Journal Of Urban Health 2023, 100: 860-869. PMID: 37550501, PMCID: PMC10447846, DOI: 10.1007/s11524-023-00767-2.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
2022
Psychosocial family-level mediators in the intergenerational transmission of trauma: Protocol for a systematic review and meta-analysis
Mew E, Nyhan K, Bonumwezi J, Blas V, Gorman H, Hennein R, Quach K, Shabanova V, Hawley N, Lowe S. Psychosocial family-level mediators in the intergenerational transmission of trauma: Protocol for a systematic review and meta-analysis. PLOS ONE 2022, 17: e0276753. PMID: 36378630, PMCID: PMC9665367, DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0276753.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsChild mental health outcomesSystematic review registrationRelevant study characteristicsMental health outcomesParental trauma exposureReview registrationBias assessmentRegistration IDConference abstractsPeer-reviewed publicationsPsychosocial factorsFamily-level factorsHealth outcomesSystematic reviewNarrative synthesisPsychosocial mediatorsPublication biasTrauma exposureStudy characteristicsEpidemiological researchProQuest DissertationsTraumaTrauma typesPsychological impactMediatorsTrauma as a Public Health Issue: Epidemiology of Trauma and Trauma-Related Disorders
Mew E, Koenen K, Lowe S. Trauma as a Public Health Issue: Epidemiology of Trauma and Trauma-Related Disorders. 2022, 13-40. DOI: 10.1007/978-3-030-97802-0_2.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchTrauma-related disordersGlobal public health burdenMajor public health concernEpidemiology of traumaPublic health burdenPublic health approachPublic health issuePublic health concernDeterminants of diseaseHealth burdenHigh prevalenceEpidemiologic studiesGlobal prevalenceEpidemiological studiesHealth problemsTrauma exposureHealth approachHealth concernPTE exposureHealth issuesDisordersTraumaCross-study comparisonsPublic healthEpidemiology
2020
Lessons from Hurricane Katrina for predicting the indirect health consequences of the COVID-19 pandemic
Raker EJ, Zacher M, Lowe SR. Lessons from Hurricane Katrina for predicting the indirect health consequences of the COVID-19 pandemic. Proceedings Of The National Academy Of Sciences Of The United States Of America 2020, 117: 12595-12597. PMID: 32424085, PMCID: PMC7293707, DOI: 10.1073/pnas.2006706117.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsMedical careCoronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemicDisease 2019 pandemicIndirect health consequencesPublic health resourcesDisaster-related stressorsMedication useProspective studyLow-income mothersMedical conditionsHealth adversitiesHealth resourcesHealth consequencesCOVID-19COVID-19 pandemicImmediate effectsCarePotential traumaLoved onesMedicationsPandemicMortalitySurvivorsTrauma
2019
The Trauma of Discrimination: Posttraumatic Stress in Muslim American College Students
Lowe S, Tineo, Bonumwezi J, Bailey E. The Trauma of Discrimination: Posttraumatic Stress in Muslim American College Students. Traumatology An International Journal 2019, 25: 115-123. DOI: 10.1037/trm0000197.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
2015
Trauma as a Public Health Issue: Epidemiology of Trauma and Trauma-Related Disorders
Lowe S, Blachman-Forshay J, Koenen K. Trauma as a Public Health Issue: Epidemiology of Trauma and Trauma-Related Disorders. 2015, 11-40. DOI: 10.1007/978-3-319-07109-1_2.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchTrauma-related disordersHealth burdenTrauma exposureMajor public health problemGlobal public health burdenEpidemiology of traumaPublic health burdenPublic health problemPublic health approachPublic health issueTraumatic eventsCause of diseaseEpidemiologic dataHigh prevalenceEpidemiologic studiesEpidemiological studiesHealth problemsHealth approachTraumaHealth issuesDisordersCross-study comparisonsPublic healthEpidemiologyPrevalence
2014
Bidirectional Relationships Between Trauma Exposure and Posttraumatic Stress: A Longitudinal Study of Detroit Residents
Lowe SR, Walsh K, Uddin M, Galea S, Koenen KC. Bidirectional Relationships Between Trauma Exposure and Posttraumatic Stress: A Longitudinal Study of Detroit Residents. Journal Of Psychopathology And Clinical Science 2014, 123: 533-544. PMID: 24886002, PMCID: PMC4122585, DOI: 10.1037/a0037046.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsSevere posttraumatic stressPosttraumatic stressNonassaultive traumaTrauma exposureTraumatic eventsAssaultive traumaCross-lagged panel modelLongitudinal studyMore traumatic eventsSubsequent trauma exposureBidirectional relationshipCycle of adversityUrban-dwelling adultsAssaultive eventsPrevious researchWave 2Wave 1Large sampleEmpirical literatureTypes of eventsContinuous measurePanel modelAdditional researchTraumaAdversity