Healio (5/1, Gramigna, Houck) reported, “Black emerging adults in the United States aged 18 to 29 years commonly experienced anxiety disorders, which were the most prevalent disorders among this segment of the population,” and “frequent exposure to police violence increased this population’s risk for anxiety disorders,” investigators concluded after using “computer-assisted surveys to evaluate the prevalence and correlates of anxiety linked to police contact among 300 Black emerging adult college students at a community college or university in St. Louis, Missouri.” The findings were presented in a poster at the American Psychiatric Association’s virtual annual meeting.
Related Links:
— “Police contact significant factor in Black emerging adults’ high anxiety disorder rates “Joe Gramigna, Healio, May 1, 2021