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Evidence-based, clinician-reviewed guides to the health conditions that disproportionately affect Black Americans. Every page explains how a condition presents in Black patients specifically, what the research says, and how to advocate for yourself in the healthcare system.

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Anxiety Disorders

Also: GAD, generalized anxiety disorder, panic disorder, social anxiety disorder, social phobia, specific phobia, agoraphobia

1 in 10

More than one in five Black adults experience at least one anxiety disorder at some point …

M

Major Depressive Disorder

Also: Clinical Depression, MDD, Unipolar Depression

56.5%

Black Americans with major depressive disorder (MDD) are far less likely to receive treatment than white …

P

Postpartum Depression in Black Mothers

Also: PPD, peripartum depression, perinatal mood and anxiety disorder (PMAD), postnatal depression

16.5%

Postpartum depression (PPD) affects roughly 1 in 7 mothers in the United States, but Black mothers …

Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder

Also: PTSD, complex PTSD, C-PTSD

9.1%

Black Americans have the highest lifetime prevalence of PTSD among all racial and ethnic groups in …

Anxiety Disorders

Also: GAD, generalized anxiety disorder, panic disorder, social anxiety disorder, social phobia, specific phobia, agoraphobia

1 in 10

Major Depressive Disorder

Also: Clinical Depression, MDD, Unipolar Depression

56.5%

Postpartum Depression in Black Mothers

Also: PPD, peripartum depression, perinatal mood and anxiety disorder (PMAD), postnatal depression

16.5%

Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder

Also: PTSD, complex PTSD, C-PTSD

9.1%

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