Lawson, in association with the group Black Psychiatrists of America, consults with the Leadership Council for Healthy Communities, a D.C.-based nonprofit composed of more than 70 faith-based ...

Only 2 percent of psychiatrists in the U.S. are Black. Many of my colleagues had branded him as “manipulative and violent,” common racist tropes I have heard colleagues use to describe Black ...

Dr. Cheryl Wills, a psychiatrist who chaired a task force exploring structural racism in psychiatry, said the group’s work could prove life-changing for a new generation of Black psychiatrists ...

Black children are too often diagnosed with oppositional defiant disorder, labeling them as “bad kids” and perpetuating systemic racism, says a California psychiatrist.

Of the more than 41,000 psychiatrists in America, only about 1,800 are Black. This makes it difficult for Black men to find a doctor they believe understands their background and cultural experience.

How a Black Psychiatrist Deals with Depression and Racism. His very real story about finding a way through. By Gregory Scott Brown MD Published: Aug 04, 2020 10:15 AM EDT. Arrington Porter.

The Black Psychiatrists of America established in 1974 the Solomon Carter Fuller Program for young Black psychiatrists. And in the same year, the Solomon Carter Fuller Mental Health Center opened ...

In the wake of the assassination of Martin Luther King Jr. on April 4, 1968, a newly formed group called the Black Psychiatrists of America began to challenge their white colleagues to think about ...

The Association of African and Afro-American Students has asked the University Health Services to hire a Negro psychiatrist, Jeffrey P. Howard '69 president of Afro, said yesterday.

A Black Psychiatrist’s Podcast Strives to Help Reduce Pandemic-Induced Stress and Anxiety. Pandemic-related stress is rising, and so is depression.

ATLANTA — A metro-area woman believes she's the only Black woman psychiatrist in the Interstate 285 radius who accepts Anthem Blue Cross Blue Shield because of what she calls "low provider ...

As he told his colleagues within the Black Psychiatrists of America in 1970: “Many of you know that for years I have been convinced that our ultimate enemies and deliverers are the education ...