Structural Racism in Psychiatric Research Careers: Eradicating Barriers to a More Diverse Workforce

• Published in: The American journal of psychiatry Vol. 180; no. 9; pp. 645 - 659
• Main Authors: Widge, Alik S, Jordan, Ayana, Kraguljac, Nina V, Sullivan, Christi R P, Wilson, Saydra, Benton, Tami D, Alpert, Jonathan E, Carpenter, Linda L, Krystal, John H, Nemeroff, Charles B, Dzirasa, Kafui
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: United States American Psychiatric Association 01.09.2023
• Subjects: Access; Biomedical Research; College faculty; Discrimination; Financial support; Funding; Health disparities; Higher education; Hiring; Humans; Leadership; Marginality; Mental disorders; Mental health care; Mental health services; Mentoring; Microaggressions; Minority Groups; Psychiatric research; Psychiatry; Racism; Stereotypes; Systemic Racism; Training; Workforce; Workplace diversity; Academic Psychiatry; Sociopolitical Issues; Disparities; Minority Issues and Cross-Cultural Psychiatry; Education; Racism

Investigators from minoritized backgrounds are underrepresented in psychiatric research. That underrepresentation contributes to disparities in outcomes of access to mental health care. Drawing on lived experience, scholarly qualitative reports, and empirical data, the authors review how the underre...