Misdiagnosis Of African Americans
I agree with the fact that minorities often get misdiagnosed more than the other races. I found it interesting that African Americans are four times more likely to develop schizophrenia. I wonder is this because they are being misdiagnosed or is this statistic accurate. Bias can play a major role in the misdiagnosis of the different races,and being bias really can cloud someone’s judgement. However, I don't agree that wealth plays an issue. You can have all the money in the world, but still get a doctor that doesn’t understand your culture. However, having money makes it easier to get better health care providers. The places that they take people in that are mentally ill, and provide them with medicine. I don't believe it’s the best top of
the line medicine, but still it is a step in the right direction. The only issue I see is that most facilities have a limited number of space and beds. However, my main point is I feel the difference lies in cultural differences. It’s hard to take a look into someone else’s life when you know nothing about their culture. This is an issue in society today we often stick our noses into things that we could never explain. I could never diagnosis someone who is from a strict asian country because their culture is different than mine. I feel it’s important to have health care providers from all different backgrounds to accommodate the differ everyone. In the Washington Post article I noticed they said Clinicians need to be trained in “Cultural competence” to prevent misdiagnosis and harm. Also, another thing I agreed with was the Focus Units. That option will hopefully help prevent misdiagnosis; however, I wish more places had it. Not even like every place in a state, but like at least one large health care facility should offer it. Lastly, I feel that different cultures don’t believe in mental illnesses. Some feel that a mental illness is something that doesn’t truly exist as an actual medical condition that can be treated with medication or therapy.
the line medicine, but still it is a step in the right direction. The only issue I see is that most facilities have a limited number of space and beds. However, my main point is I feel the difference lies in cultural differences. It’s hard to take a look into someone else’s life when you know nothing about their culture. This is an issue in society today we often stick our noses into things that we could never explain. I could never diagnosis someone who is from a strict asian country because their culture is different than mine. I feel it’s important to have health care providers from all different backgrounds to accommodate the differ everyone. In the Washington Post article I noticed they said Clinicians need to be trained in “Cultural competence” to prevent misdiagnosis and harm. Also, another thing I agreed with was the Focus Units. That option will hopefully help prevent misdiagnosis; however, I wish more places had it. Not even like every place in a state, but like at least one large health care facility should offer it. Lastly, I feel that different cultures don’t believe in mental illnesses. Some feel that a mental illness is something that doesn’t truly exist as an actual medical condition that can be treated with medication or therapy.