Racism as a Unique Social Determinant of Mental Health: Development of a Didactic Curriculum for Psychiatry Residents

• Main Authors: Morgan Medlock (Author), Anna Weissman (Author), Shane Shucheng Wong (Author), Andrew Carlo (Author), Mary Zeng (Author), Christina Borba (Author), Michael Curry (Author), Derri Shtasel (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Association of American Medical Colleges, 2017-08-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Introduction Mental health disparities based on minority racial status are well characterized, including inequities in access, symptom severity, diagnosis, and treatment. For African Americans, racism may affect mental health through factors such as poverty and segregation, which have operated since...