Discrimination And Psychiatric Disorders Among Older...

Ada Delpino African Americans Discrimination and psychiatric disorders among older African Americans INTRODUCTION: Mouzon, D. M., Taylor, R. J., Keith, V. M., Nicklett, E. J., Chatters, L. M. (2016). Discrimination and psychiatric disorders among older African Americans. Int J Geriatr Psychiatry International Journal of Geriatric Psychiatry. It is with extreme sadness that I read this article. The thought, that an entire population of people exist every day feeling less than, treated less than and receive less than their white counterparts for no other reason than the color of their skin, is sickening. Then to find that many disorders and mental health issues are the result of this treatment is beyond horrifying. The purpose of this article is to determine how racial and non-racial discrimination affect the mental health and psychiatric disorders regarding older African Americans. A population of people who have dealt with years of segregation, poor education, poor housing and unfair treatment in the workplace. Major discrimination is defined as occurrences that involve being denied or severely limited in access to opportunities in important life domains such as work, housing, and education (Williams et al., 1997). I will focus on what is considered everyday discrimination, three disorders that are relevant to discrimination along with the results for these cohorts. Methods: The Program for Research on Black Americans at the University of Michigan performed 6082 inShow MoreRelatedThe Impact Of Geography On Mental Health Service Use And Care1552 Words   |  7 Pages(2013), examined racial and ethnic disparities in older black and white adults and the role of geography in mental health service use and care. The critique of this article examined disparities addressed but also the lack of other minorities suffering lack of mental health service use. 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