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  • 1Department of Counseling, El Camino College, Torrance, CA.

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Structural violence, including policing and economic exclusion, disproportionately affects Black men, often misdiagnosing their adaptations as psychiatric pathology. Recognizing these societal factors as psychiatric exposures is crucial for accurate diagnosis and effective mental health treatment.

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College Mental HealthPsychiatric AssessmentRacial TraumaRacial-Ethnic DisparitiesStressStructural Racism

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Area of Science:

  • Psychiatry
  • Sociology
  • Public Health

Background:

  • Black men face significant structural violence, encompassing policing, housing instability, economic exclusion, and psychiatric misrecognition.
  • These societal factors profoundly influence mental health but are seldom considered etiological in psychiatric practice.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To analyze how structural violence acts as a chronic psychiatric exposure for Black men.
  • To reframe structural conditions as psychiatric exposures to improve clinical care.
  • To propose reforms for diagnosis, documentation, and treatment planning in psychiatric services.

Main Methods:

  • Clinical evidence review.
  • Structural analysis of societal factors impacting mental health.
  • Examination of diagnostic and treatment trajectories.

Main Results:

  • Structural violence leads to predictable emotional and behavioral adaptations in Black men.
  • These adaptations are frequently misidentified as psychiatric pathology.
  • Current psychiatric care often overlooks the etiological role of structural conditions.

Conclusions:

  • Reframing structural conditions as psychiatric exposures is essential for accurate diagnosis and effective treatment of Black men.
  • Service-level reforms are necessary to improve psychiatric care, addressing the impact of structural violence.
  • Integrating social determinants into psychiatric practice can enhance mental health outcomes for this population.