Beyond misdiagnosis, misunderstanding and mistrust: Relevance of the historical perspective in the medical and mental health treatment of people of color

Journal of the National Medical Association

Volumn 99, Issue 8, 2007, Pages 879-885

  Suite, Derek H ^a,b,c,d,e   La Bril, Robert ^a,d   Primm, Annelle ^e,f,g   Harrison Ross, Phyllis ^d,h,i  

^a Full Circle Health PLLC ^*  (United States)

^b Nyack College   (United States)

^c Black Psychiatrists of America   (United States)

^d All Healers Mental Health Alliance   (United States)

^e JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^f AMERICAN PSYCHIATRIC ASSOCIATION   (United States)

^g All Healers Mental Health Alliance   (United States)

^h NEW YORK MEDICAL COLLEGE   (United States)

ⁱ Black Psychiatrists of Greater New York and Associates   (United States)

Author keywords

Cultural competence; Mental health; Racism

Indexed keywords

AFRICAN AMERICAN; CLINICAL PRACTICE; CULTURAL COMPETENCE; DECISION MAKING; DIAGNOSTIC ERROR; DOCTOR PATIENT RELATION; ETHNIC DIFFERENCE; ETHNICITY; HEALTH CARE; HEALTH SERVICE; HISTORY; HUMAN; INTERPERSONAL COMMUNICATION; MEDICAL CARE; MEDICAL PRACTICE; MENTAL HEALTH; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RACISM; REVIEW; SOCIAL PSYCHOLOGY;

AFRICAN AMERICANS; CULTURE; DELIVERY OF HEALTH CARE; HUMANS; MENTAL HEALTH SERVICES; PATIENT ACCEPTANCE OF HEALTH CARE; PHYSICIAN-PATIENT RELATIONS; PREJUDICE; PUBLIC HEALTH; UNITED STATES;

EID: 34547859279     PISSN: 00279684     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Review

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