RACISM AND MENTAL HEALTH ISSUE
racism is a mental health issue. differences in mental health among people of colour and aboriginal people compared with he white people or any type of castism, coluor and creed, do not result from biological or genetic factors but from social, psychological, political and economic equities.
NEGATIVE IMPACT OF RACISM ON MENTAL HEALTH
* higher risk of tension, depression, mental retardation and suicide.
* feelings of hopelessness, helplessness, fear danger, mistrust, despair, alienation, and loss of control even life.
* damaged self power, self esteem, high risk of addiction and violence.
* more risk of mental illness, stress, high blood pressure, heart disease and major problems of nervous system.
* higher infant death rate.
* shorter life span.
* violence and terrorism.
* poorer general health, poor mental health and high risk of mental illness.
* depressed immune system.
* unemployment, underemployment,lower wages and unsafe working conditions.
* limited access to job, housing , education and the services we need to mentally healthy.
there are many factors that should be considered while treating mental illness.mental health does not
discriminate. but race, culture, ethnicity are part of the education and mental health experts should take and keep in mind that all into account when they are treating mental illness.
mental health is vast and endless topic we should keep in mind that we should not divide the
people on the color cast and creed all are alike and same. give the opportunity to all to survive and give
the people meditation to make the life beautiful and colourfull. mental health and meditation is the ultimate
way to feel happy and blissful.
pardeep k.n.
mental health scholar
NEGATIVE IMPACT OF RACISM ON MENTAL HEALTH
* higher risk of tension, depression, mental retardation and suicide.
* feelings of hopelessness, helplessness, fear danger, mistrust, despair, alienation, and loss of control even life.
* damaged self power, self esteem, high risk of addiction and violence.
* more risk of mental illness, stress, high blood pressure, heart disease and major problems of nervous system.
* higher infant death rate.
* shorter life span.
* violence and terrorism.
* poorer general health, poor mental health and high risk of mental illness.
* depressed immune system.
* unemployment, underemployment,lower wages and unsafe working conditions.
* limited access to job, housing , education and the services we need to mentally healthy.
there are many factors that should be considered while treating mental illness.mental health does not
discriminate. but race, culture, ethnicity are part of the education and mental health experts should take and keep in mind that all into account when they are treating mental illness.
mental health is vast and endless topic we should keep in mind that we should not divide the
people on the color cast and creed all are alike and same. give the opportunity to all to survive and give
the people meditation to make the life beautiful and colourfull. mental health and meditation is the ultimate
way to feel happy and blissful.
pardeep k.n.
mental health scholar
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