Psychiatric News (7/9) reports, “COVID-19–associated discrimination disproportionately impacted members of racial and ethnic minorities in the United States in March and April, and those individuals experienced increased mental distress,” investigators concluded in a 3,665-participant survey that revealed that “the overall percentage who said they had experienced COVID-19–associated discrimination doubled from 4% in March to 10% in April.” Researchers also found that “Asian Americans were at higher risk of COVID-19–associated discrimination in March, and the risk of COVID-19 discrimination among Black individuals increased from March to April.” The findings were published online July 6 in the American Journal of Preventive Medicine.
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— “Racial, Ethnic Minorities in United States More Likely to Experience COVID-19 Discrimination, Psychiatric News, July 9, 2020