Psychiatrists Work to Alleviate the Mental Health Burden of Discrimination and Hate Crimes [markets.businessinsider.com]

Alicia Doktor 10/3/184:00 AM

NEW YORK, Oct. 2, 2018 /PRNewswire/ -- With reports of discrimination and hate crimes on the rise, psychiatrists and other mental health professionals say they feel compelled to retool their practices as "safe spaces" where they can better attend to the needs of traumatized patients.

This is the main conclusion of a report from psychiatrists at NYU School of Medicine and the University of California San Francisco, publishing online Oct. 2 in The American Journal of Psychiatry.

After the 2016 presidential election, the article notes, many mental health professionals reported an increase in distress among patients — especially immigrants, and religious and sexual minorities. Some missed appointments because of concerns about safety.

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