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Published Online: 23 May 2022

Innovative Directions to Advance Mental Health Disparities Research

Publication: American Journal of Psychiatry

Abstract

Disparities in mental health have persisted or worsened despite our awareness of their existence, increased understanding of their causes, and efforts at reduction and mitigation. Although much is known, there is still much to be done in mental health research to meaningfully impact disparities. In November 2020, the National Institute of Mental Health (NIMH) and the National Institute of Minority Health and Health Disparities (NIMHD) co-sponsored a virtual workshop to explore the complexities of mental health disparities, which revealed several gaps and opportunities for the field to pursue to advance mental health disparities research. This article, the introduction to a Special Issue on Mental Health Disparities, provides a frame for four articles that stem from and are inspired by the virtual NIMH/NIMHD workshop, all of which illustrate innovative research on understanding the complex mechanisms of disparities and how this knowledge can be translated into effective intervention development that advances mental health equity.

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American Journal of Psychiatry
Pages: 397 - 401
PubMed: 35599539

History

Received: 1 October 2021
Revision received: 30 December 2021
Revision received: 11 February 2022
Accepted: 23 February 2022
Published online: 23 May 2022
Published in print: June 2022

Keywords

  1. Minority Issues and Cross-Cultural Psychiatry
  2. Research Design and Methods
  3. Sociopolitical Issues
  4. Racism

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Crystal L. Barksdale, Ph.D., M.P.H. [email protected]
Office for Disparities Research and Workforce Diversity, NIMH, Bethesda, Md. (Barksdale); National Institute on Minority Health and Health Disparities, NIH, Bethesda, Md. (Barksdale, Pérez-Stable); NIMH, Bethesda, Md. (Gordon).
Eliseo Pérez-Stable, M.D.
Office for Disparities Research and Workforce Diversity, NIMH, Bethesda, Md. (Barksdale); National Institute on Minority Health and Health Disparities, NIH, Bethesda, Md. (Barksdale, Pérez-Stable); NIMH, Bethesda, Md. (Gordon).
Joshua Gordon, M.D., Ph.D.
Office for Disparities Research and Workforce Diversity, NIMH, Bethesda, Md. (Barksdale); National Institute on Minority Health and Health Disparities, NIH, Bethesda, Md. (Barksdale, Pérez-Stable); NIMH, Bethesda, Md. (Gordon).

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Send correspondence to Dr. Barksdale ([email protected]).

Competing Interests

The authors report no financial relationships with commercial interests.

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This work was written as part of the authors’ official duties as government employees. The views expressed in this article represent those of the authors and do not necessarily represent the views of NIMH, NIMHD, NIH, or the U.S. government.

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