Race, culture, and Black mental health

Charles Hallman/MSR NewAtum Azzahir Blacks are 20 percent more likely to have serious mental illness problems than the general population, the National Alliance on Mental Illness (NAMI) reports. Major depression, ADHD, suicide and PTSD – due to homelessness and exposure to violence – are among the common mental health disorders that Blacks deal with. NAMI also notes that about one-quarter of...

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