# \#racism

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## [How a Black Psychiatrist Deals with Depression and Racism](https://archive.menshealtharchive.com/t/how-a-black-psychiatrist-deals-with-depression-and-racism/2471)

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**Author:** [@sam\_hearne](https://archive.menshealtharchive.com/u/sam_hearne)\
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**Last updated:** [August 4, 2020, 4:00am UTC](https://archive.menshealtharchive.com/t/how-a-black-psychiatrist-deals-with-depression-and-racism/2471 "2020-08-04T04:00:00Z")

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“African-Americans make up 13 percent of the United States population, yet only about 5 percent of physicians are Black. Of the more than 41,000 psychiatrists in America, only about 1,800 are Black. This makes it diff…