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How to distinguish between mental health symptoms and environmental stress

My panic disorder started after moving to a predominantly white neighborhood and I cannot tell if it is mental illness or racism

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More people experience this than they realize.

What we've seen

Internal distress and external oppression are interweaving in ways that make diagnosis and treatment complex.

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Worth thinking about

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

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