1. Mental Health Ramifications of the COVID-19 Pandemic for Black Americans: Clinical and Research Recommendations
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Novacek, Derek M, Hampton-Anderson, Joya N, Ebor, Megan T, Loeb, Tamra B, and Wyatt, Gail E
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Clinical and Health Psychology ,Psychology ,Mental Health ,Behavioral and Social Science ,Good Health and Well Being ,Adult ,Black or African American ,COVID-19 ,Coronavirus Infections ,Health Status Disparities ,Healthcare Disparities ,Humans ,Mental Disorders ,Mental Health Services ,Pandemics ,Pneumonia ,Viral ,Telemedicine ,coronavirus ,Black Americans ,health disparities ,race ,Applied and developmental psychology ,Biological psychology ,Clinical and health psychology - Abstract
Mental health clinicians and researchers must be prepared to address the unique needs of Black Americans who have been disproportionately affected by the COVID-19 pandemic. Race-conscious and culturally competent interventions that consider factors such as discrimination, distrust of health care providers, and historical and racial trauma as well as protective factors including social support and culturally sanctioned coping strategies are needed. Research to accurately assess and design treatments for the mental health consequences of COVID-19 among Black Americans is warranted. (PsycInfo Database Record (c) 2020 APA, all rights reserved).
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- 2020