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When healthcare providers pathologize your cultural background

I told my doctor about my depression and she said it might be cultural adjustment disorder but I have lived here for twenty years

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More people experience this than they realize.

What we've seen

Cultural identity is being medicalized rather than individual suffering being recognized and addressed.

Ideas that help explain it
Worth thinking about

“Where Are You with Mental health across cultures — stigma and access?”

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