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Here’s Why Depression in Black Women Might Be Overlooked by Doctors

Exposure to racism and other stressors increase the risk for depression in Black folks and other people of color. But for Black women — who are impacted by racism, sexism, and other forms oppression — their depressive symptoms appear differently than other groups and may go overlooked by doctors.  A Dec. 2022 paper published in Nursing Research revealed that […]