Role played by Racial Prejudices to Mental Health Problems

Evidence of physical and emotional stress from racist interactions can be derived from studies by the University of Arizona whereby of the black participants 18. 2 % experienced emotional stress while 9. 8% experienced physical anxieties as compared to their white counterparts who suffered 3. 5% and 1. 6% of emotional and physical strains respectively. However, remedies are available. For the African American citizens and other racial and ethnic minorities' teenagers living in the United States, emotional, peer and parental support prove vital for the minimization of the manifestation of biological effects associated to racial and ethnic discriminations. Additionally, according to Erlanger Turner, a psychologist at the University of Houston-Downtown, parents should limit the viewership of news coverage that pertains to shootings of brown and black men especially to their children as this will help in mitigating the effects of racial trauma.