A Growing Push to Treat Racism’s Impact on Mental Health

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The push to measure and address the impact of racism on mental health has gained more urgency since the killing of George Floyd

There’s an accelerating push by psychologists and psychiatrists to identify stress and trauma caused by racism—and develop interventions to address it.

The move comes out of a growing recognition that the impact of racism on the mental health of Black people has often been ignored. This has led many patients to be undiagnosed, misdiagnosed or not adequately treated for their distress, doctors and therapists say. The most recent efforts are being led by a new generation of Black psychologists, psychiatrists and mental health...

 

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Duh unnecessary pretext

I think instead if one deals with low self esteem and internalized self hate that’ll about do it.

Immigrants are seriously damaging the health of people who are decent civilised law abiding citizens.

Could you do one on the impact of Marxism on mental health, too?

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