Racism and Psychiatry

Morgan M. Medlock, MD, MDiv, MPH, Director of Community Outreach and Engagement, Howard University Hospital, Department of Psychiatry, Washington, District of Columbia, USA Derri Shtasel, MD, MPH, Director, Division of Public and Community Psychiatry, Massachusetts General Hospital, Department of Psychiatry, Boston, Massachusetts, USA Nhi-Ha T. Trinh, MD, MPH, Director, MGH Psychiatry Center for Diversity, Massachusetts General Hospital, Department of Psychiatry, Boston, Massachusetts, USA David R. Williams, PhD, MPH, Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health, Department of Social and Behavioral Sciences, Boston, Massachusetts, USA; Harvard University, Department of African and African American Studies, Cambridge, Massachusetts, USA

Origins of Racism in American Medicine and Psychiatry.- The Legacy of Slavery in Thoughts, Emotions, and Behaviors: Using Cognitive Behavioral Chapter 3: Racial/Ethnic Residential Segregation and Mental Health Outcomes.- The Intersection of Homelessness, Racism and Mental Illness.- Mental Illness, Addiction, and Incarceration: Breaking the Cycle.- Racism, Black bodies, and Psychodynamic Therapy.- Clinician Bias in Diagnosis and Treatment.- Resilience and Religious Experience.- Addressing Cultural Mistrust: Strategies for Alliance Building.- Changing Institutional Values and Diversifying the Behavioral Health Workforce.- Medical Education and Racism: Where Have We Been and Where Might We Go?.- Racial and Ethnic Minority Mental Health Advocacy: Strategies for Addressing Racism.- Clinical Toolkit: Providing Psychotherapy in a Contemporary Social Context.