CNN (11/8, Rogers) reports, “Young adults who experience discrimination about their bodies, race, age or sex have a greater risk of dealing with mental health problems than those who do not,” researchers concluded after analyzing “a decade’s worth of data from 1,834 American participants who had reported details about their mental and behavioral health and discrimination from when they were age 18 in 2007 to age 28 in 2017.” The study revealed that people “who faced discrimination frequently – at least a few times per month – were around 25% more likely to be diagnosed with a mental disorder and twice as likely to develop severe psychological distress than people who didn’t experience discrimination or did less often.” The findings were published online in Pediatrics. HealthDay (11/8, Foster, Preidt) reprises CNN’s coverage.
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— “Discrimination of any kind can lead to much higher risk of mental and behavioral issues for young people, study finds ” Kristen Rogers, CNN, November 8, 2021