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She aims to develop strategies and initiatives that improve the physical well-being and mental health of black men. [5] Co-authored with Dr. Derek Griffith, Watkins guest editorial was featured in the article Practical Solutions to Addressing Men’s Health Disparities, published in the International Journal of Men’s Health. The editorial ...
Bullock is most known for her work on health equity and health disparities. Her work primarily focuses on cultural competence, diversity, and palliative care and has been published in academic journals including Journal of social work in end-of-life & palliative care and Journal of the American Geriatrics Society. [2]
The importance of obtaining information from multiple perspectives has been demonstrated by meta-analytic findings of substantial disparities between ratings of children’s problems by mothers, fathers, teachers, mental health workers, observers, and children themselves (Achenbach, McConaughy, & Howell, 1987).
Multiethnic studies have yielded significant data demonstrating that weathering—accumulated health risk due to social, economic and environmental stressors—is a manifestation of social stratification that systemically influences disparities in health and mortality between dominant and minority communities. [14]
Journal of Gay and Lesbian Mental Health (2009), 13(3):21-226; Childhood Gender Nonconformity and the Development of Adult Homosexuality. Mathy, R. & Drescher, J., editors. (2009), New York: Routledge. A History of Homosexuality and Organized Psychoanalysis. Journal of the American Academy of Psychoanalysis and Dynamic Psychiatry (2008), 36(3 ...
West's applied research has examined substance use, mental health, and discrimination among diverse U.S. populations, revealing heightened risks for certain sexual orientation groups, [21] increased odds of substance use disorders for LGBT adults experiencing discrimination, [22] and complex relationships between sexual orientation, race/ethnicity, and gender with mental health disorders. [23]
Kisha Braithwaite Holden is a scientist known for her research on mental health of African-Americans and members of other minority groups. [1] [2] She is professor of psychiatry and behavioral sciences and community health & preventive medicine and interim director of Satcher Health Leadership Institute (SHLI) at Morehouse School of Medicine.
Patrick W. Corrigan is a US-based author and advocate for people with a mental illness, particularly in relation to the issue of stigma. He has written more than 15 books and 400 peer reviewed articles specializing in issues related to the mental illness [1] stigmas. [2]