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April 2009, Vol 99, No. S1 | American Journal of Public Health S4
© 2009 American Public Health Association
DOI: 10.2105/AJPH.2009.159749

EDITOR'S CHOICE

Embracing Culture, Enhancing Diversity, and Strengthening Research

David Satcher, MD, PhD

Director, Satcher Health Leadership Institute, Morehouse School of Medicine, Atlanta, GA

Because this article has no abstract, we have provided an extract of the first 100 words of the full text and any section headings.


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In 2001, we released a surgeon general's report entitled "Mental Health: Culture, Race, and Ethnicity." In that report, we noted the disproportionate burden of mental disorders experienced by African Americans and other minorities, due in great part to the burdens of poverty and related difficulty accessing quality health care. We also discussed at length the importance of culture on the nature, magnitude, and response to mental disorders.

Likewise, stigma is another major barrier that keeps people from seeking mental health care. It deters treatment. This applies to people in general and specifically to people with HIV/AIDS who also carry the . . . [Full Text]






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