Frontier mental health research: psychedelics & drug studies

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Refining Black men’s depression measurement using participatory approaches: a concept mapping study

Leslie B. Adams, Samuel L. K. Baxter, Alexandra F. Lightfoot, Nisha C. Gottfredson, Carol E. Golin, Leron C. Jackson, et al.
BMC Public Health Summary & key facts 2021 26 citations

Researchers say depression is more complex than the old idea of a single “chemical imbalance.” Tests and checklists used to find depression were often made decades ago and miss many symptoms and cultural differences. For example, about 21 million U.S. adults (8.4%) had a major depressive episode in 2020, but…

Community Health and Development Mental Health Treatment and Access Racial and Ethnic Identity Research
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