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Racial discrimination and its impact on mental health
Meryam Schouler-Ocak1, James Kenneth Moran2
1Psychiatric University Clinic of Charité at St. Hedwig Hospital Berlin, Berlin, Germany.
Abstract:
There is evidence that racial discrimination at different levels has a major impact on mental health over the whole life span. It is related generally to poor health, with the relationship being particularly strong for mental health. All forms of structural, institutionalised, interpersonal and internalised racism as well as the cumulative impact of intersectional discrimination appear to be linked to mental health and well-being. Studies also show links between effects of racial discrimination and neurophysiology especially on the brain volume. All forms of racism need to be addressed in inter- and transdisciplinary ways in order to dismantle racial discrimination. This review provides an overview of these interconnections.
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