TY - JOUR

T1 - Mental health of ethnic minorities: the role of racism

AU - Ricci, Fabiana

AU - Torales, Julio

AU - Bener, Abdu bari

AU - Castaldelli-Maia, Joao Mauricio

AU - Chumakov , Egor

AU - Bellomo, Antonello

AU - Ventriglio, Antonio

PY - 2023/3/22

Y1 - 2023/3/22

N2 - Racism and racial discrimination heavily impact on health and mental health of ethnic minorities. In this conceptual paper and narrative review, we aim to report on relevant evidence from the international literature describing the prevalence and the qualitative aspects of mental illness due to racism and ethnic- discrimination in different settings and populations. Some variables related to racism, such as cultural, institutional, interpersonal factors, as well as the concepts of perceived and internalised racism will be described and discussed. These are relevant characteristics in the explanatory model of the relationship between racism and mental health. Epidemiological data on the prevalence of depressive and psychotic symptoms as well as substance abuse/misuse among ethnic minorities in large catchment areas, such as United States and United Kingdom, will be represented. We conclude that anti-racism policies are essential in order to address racism and racial discrimination around the world. Pluralistic societies should be promoted in order to understand mental illnesses among ethnic and cultural minorities. Also, anti-racism programs should be delivered in the educational and health-care settings and their impact evaluated.

AB - Racism and racial discrimination heavily impact on health and mental health of ethnic minorities. In this conceptual paper and narrative review, we aim to report on relevant evidence from the international literature describing the prevalence and the qualitative aspects of mental illness due to racism and ethnic- discrimination in different settings and populations. Some variables related to racism, such as cultural, institutional, interpersonal factors, as well as the concepts of perceived and internalised racism will be described and discussed. These are relevant characteristics in the explanatory model of the relationship between racism and mental health. Epidemiological data on the prevalence of depressive and psychotic symptoms as well as substance abuse/misuse among ethnic minorities in large catchment areas, such as United States and United Kingdom, will be represented. We conclude that anti-racism policies are essential in order to address racism and racial discrimination around the world. Pluralistic societies should be promoted in order to understand mental illnesses among ethnic and cultural minorities. Also, anti-racism programs should be delivered in the educational and health-care settings and their impact evaluated.

KW - racism

KW - discrimination

KW - ethnics

KW - ethnic minorities

KW - mental health

KW - psychosis

KW - Mood disorder

KW - substance abuse

KW - mood disorder

KW - Racism

UR - https://www.mendeley.com/catalogue/e76b59ed-fb95-3e40-9957-db3ae3693376/

U2 - 10.1080/09540261.2023.2189951

DO - 10.1080/09540261.2023.2189951

M3 - Article

VL - 35

SP - 258

EP - 267

JO - International Review of Psychiatry

JF - International Review of Psychiatry

SN - 0954-0261

IS - 3-4

ER -