Dr. Juliette McClendon
DrJulietteM
Let's talk about paranoia and racial disparities in schizophrenia/psychosis.A thread...1/10 Black Americans are 2.4x more likely to be diagnosed with schizophrenia than White Americans, and 3-5x more likely to be
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Should Racial Trauma be in the DSM? A thread.#RacialTrauma #RacialTraumaisReal #psychology #Academic #BlackMentalHealth 1/16 Preface: This is my educated opinion. There are valid arguments on both sides of this issue.
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The stain of racism is deep within the origins of Psychiatry and Psychology. History lesson thread...1/14 Early in its lifetime, psychiatry played a central role in justifying chattel slavery. The
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What is #PTSD and how does it differ from racial stress and trauma? 2. PTSD is a mental *disorder* (remember this) that is caused by experiencing a traumatic event. Our
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