Why are black men more likely to suffer psychotic disorders?

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Research show that if you're a black adult male you're 10 times more likely to be diagnosed with a psychotic disorder. But why? And is there enough support available to those with mental health issues before they reach the point of crisis. Because too often it's only when the breakdown happens that contact is made with any kind of services.
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@Mimi-nr6jx 6 жыл бұрын

It's always so funny to see non-black people comment on a reality that they have never experienced

@xenophon3681 5 жыл бұрын

Right, so people like you can stop making comments about white people since you're not white

@recipoldinasty 4 жыл бұрын

James as a historian, neither black nor brown people built the west, they are part of it and were of its conceiving...

@mackcasey5905 3 жыл бұрын

And they fail to realize that which is why there opinions & comments mean nothing. Validation not wanted indeed.

@mohamedmbanjwa3644 3 жыл бұрын

@crow woman1 lol you pathetic

@PeteS_1994 3 жыл бұрын

@@xenophon3681 Yeah it goes both ways.

@f8ofk8 6 жыл бұрын

If you are surrounded by hatred and discrimination, a constant state of anxiety can definitely contribute to mental illnesses.

@f8ofk8 6 жыл бұрын

zakrocz let me guess what color you are.

@petemclovins9166 6 жыл бұрын

F8oK8... what you meant to say is when you spend your whole life being coddled and infantilized in a society of generous white people, you never really learn how to behave like an adult.

@SwompMonsta 6 жыл бұрын

what hatred? what discrimination?

@hopejoy777 6 жыл бұрын

zakrocz I don’t know where you been but HES ABSOLUTELY CORRECT

@hopejoy777 6 жыл бұрын

Pete Mclovins you sound ridiculous ITS PLENTY OF BLACKS DOING RESL GOOD FOR THEMSELVES RACISM IS DEPLORABLE 💯

@TowerofAboveandBelow 5 жыл бұрын

All the neglect, abuses, stresses and trauma, thats an easy answer.

@larrycampbell5649 3 жыл бұрын

That's right at work you get ignored interrupted while talking and the other races will join in if you are the only black in the work place.

@Ch0senOne-dw8rj 11 ай бұрын

Black culture also promotes behaviors that exacerbate these innate tendencies. The prevalence of single motherhood, gang violence and drug use encourages deviant behaviors that can trigger psychotic breaks.

@rg8162 3 ай бұрын

As if black women don’t have it worse.

@TraPortal007 Жыл бұрын

I think it’s a sign that most black people should become psychologist, motivation speakers and positive rappers with inspirational athletes

@fallonrappaport5270 Ай бұрын

🎯💯

@SirAmicVarze 6 жыл бұрын

Nice of the commenters to prove the point of the video.

@Truthseeker7771000 4 ай бұрын

Awareness is key

@ritualkj5951 6 жыл бұрын

This comment section 🤦🏽‍♂️

@jesss4174 3 жыл бұрын

Literally proves the point of the video. Oh the irony.

@wizdumb3777 5 жыл бұрын

It is no measure of healthy to be sane in a truly sick society

@ricardojameson673 4 жыл бұрын

Once uttered by the late Jiddu Krishnamurthy!

@AlexP-jz9sg 4 жыл бұрын

Marcus Garvey had a remedy for this.

@doranda137 5 жыл бұрын

They suffer disorders in every country.

@MrBmic 2 жыл бұрын

This narrative also applies to the black man in the United States and probably to all black men, living in predominantly white societies. It's done on purpose.

@amonduul923 2 жыл бұрын

Its only about african americans

@brucepower3429 Жыл бұрын

@@amonduul923 believe me the issues are in west europe too

@amonduul923 Жыл бұрын

@@brucepower3429 In germany for example for all foreigners or foreign looking people

@kago500 6 жыл бұрын

They need to change their culture. This has nothing to do with race, blacks who come from the Caribbean and Africa outperform UK blacks because their culture and attitudes are different. However black immigrants who grew up in the UK or those who had immigrant parents or grandparents and were born in the UK perform the same as multi generational UK blacks. The only explanation for this is culture. Nobody is denying racism but it isn't the only factor nor is it the major one, change your attitudes and change your communities.

@philmoney2463 4 жыл бұрын

STFU you sound like a idiot

@youarewell9678 2 ай бұрын

This is not about changing anything. This is not about skin color or culture. This is about equal access to Medical Care because they are citizens that paid into governmental infrastructure sworn to protect them. Medical doctors take a certain oath to treat their patients regardless of Skin Color or Culture. If you still see their culture or color as an issue then you missed the entire point. No matter what skin color, culture , ethnicity, you deserve the right medications, the right treatment, and respect when administering care. And it is funny how so many people in here criticizing their skin color and culture, but as soon as you get mistreated at a hospital you want to call a lawyer to enforce your rights. This is about treating a human with humanity in the medical industry.

@JadetheGoober 4 жыл бұрын

The people in that group, specifically that lady with the cool hair cut are why i haven’t offed myself, i have hope that we can care about each other for the sake of kindness and nothing else.

@aaishatillman7991 2 жыл бұрын

Thank you for sharing

@vivianraw 3 жыл бұрын

Can you provide a link to the source of the research?

@franchonbarron9432 6 жыл бұрын

As a black female who is disturbed by issues of racism and Black males being shot here in America. More services are needed here as well. We have a history of being experimented on in the mental health services. There are definitely social and economic issues involved. More Black mental health workers and access to the education needed to give Black people a hand up to become Psychologists etc.

@curiositycloset2359 Жыл бұрын

Black people can just become mental health practitioners. If they aren't then that's that.

@kenyattamufumbey.4785 7 ай бұрын

First and foremost we need to stop calling each other black. Black is a ritualistic spell on us.

@stephenkamau8848 3 жыл бұрын

How do I get help if no one is seeing the signs

@seanmcinerney3626 5 жыл бұрын

To much weed.

@TanishC 4 жыл бұрын

@je&moi-meme * So im black from the US and we suffer from the same mental heath issues but white people smoke more than us soooooooo......... what can you say now........

@TanishC 4 жыл бұрын

@je&moi-meme * when studies match for proportion white people smoke more than black people.......... I wouldn’t have brought it up if the study wasn't adjusted for proportion sizes. So again I say, what can you say now??

@mightytattz6752 3 жыл бұрын

@Salvatore Salerno sun?

@ronaldomazzatini3129 3 жыл бұрын

As black people we need to follow a righteous path. If we follow the ways of the world, we will become consumed with suffering.

@elisepatel2819 10 ай бұрын

Accurate getting back to our tribal traditions and wholistic modalities

@levelx-cell9374 2 жыл бұрын

And they continue to assassinate the black man’s character. Who do y’all think started this untrue dialogue? It wasn’t a black man I’ll tell you that

@astabuolwifypau7640 3 жыл бұрын

"Black Men Down" will return by July 2021.

@harriskhan2126 4 жыл бұрын

I love afro and crabbien community ❤️.

@xw591 Жыл бұрын

Crabbien

@gregtheoz7919 6 жыл бұрын

I've come to the understanding that all Arsenal fans are depressed , and they need help

@jqueen9891 2 жыл бұрын

Our Black men need tools to work with more teachers in school tutoring some of them have learning disablities that were never address they put them in a special class give them their meds ad keep it moving i always felt like 2 teachers per a class room would help bring the children IQ up those trades they had in school help them , get jobs when they graduate they had thier certiicate and got a job.

@ljmotivate4u680 Жыл бұрын

If the top are making an effort to work with people who are being stigmatized, they both need to be willing to be part of the recovery plan. If the stigmatized individual is unconvinced enough, improvement will take a longer time to happen.

@cjwill9920 6 жыл бұрын

If you need "permission" to leave hospital its not a hospital

@amonduul923 2 жыл бұрын

African american men in the US of course. Black asians or africans is another topic

@Aymiikeeganmelb 6 жыл бұрын

...Putting up with commonwealth policies will do that to a person

@unggrabb 4 жыл бұрын

Is there a scientific explanation to this situation?

@FAMEROB 3 жыл бұрын

frontal cortex smaller with black people

@amonduul923 2 жыл бұрын

@@FAMEROB african american

@elisepatel2819 10 ай бұрын

Given 500 years of brutality and etc is is surprising????

@unggrabb 10 ай бұрын

Vitamin D, many darkskinned people living in northrrn countro produce to little Vitamin D. Supplements can be real important. In US, almost 75% of all dark people lack vitamin D. Can cause depression

@laurieberry4814 2 жыл бұрын

Psychiatric disability is a brain disorder. There was a class about Ashkenazie Jewish schizophrenia. I felt horrible because I am half Ashkenazie Jew. I was in the long term hospital. Most of the patients were white and I was an adult. I hated the hospital and I don’t like my diagnosis. But if you’re American, you know what I am talking about. These accents don’t sound American. I would be angry if someone thought that I malingered mental illness because I am white. I have anger and depression every day. I am looking for anger management. I lost lots of sleep and I don’t feel like I will ever make up for the sleep deprivation. I don’t abuse drugs, but I was profiled and then diagnosed with schizophrenia. There are Americans who believe it’s illegal to be mentally ill and are highly fearful because of the media and fictional movies. I want badly to stop being angry. I blocked my sister. She’s toxic and expensive. We weren’t treated equally. I pound on clay. It’s a good way to deal with anger. I will call up the therapy group for people with bad anger problems. To say that schizophrenia or bipolar is only for black people isn’t fair. But I remember guys calling me ugly as a kid. And when I was an adult, I looked younger than I was. I feel stereotyped. This video is stereotypical. I try to take good care of myself. I got help as an adult. I also have poor vision which may have got me to feel depressed. I didn’t get glasses when I needed it. I didn’t go to the prom and I didn’t have a boyfriend. Boys called me ugly. I dreamt of being in bed with a female. I don’t understand myself. I think that I am an Ace. That my family may have thought that I was nuts cause I don’t like men.

@laurieberry4814 2 жыл бұрын

In America, there’s a new way of getting people to the hospital. I rather be homeless or dead than the new way. If I was told the police or coming, I would be dead really quickly. That’s why I want the anger management. I was hoping for some video about Ashkenazim anger.

@FAMEROB 3 жыл бұрын

so such thing as self improvement in the black community only blame

@lauracreary4626 3 жыл бұрын

What is the correlation between self improvement and mental health ? Or are you just projecting your personal feelings

@orinasamuel2970 11 ай бұрын

The rate at which racism is increasing is so disheartening

@Scopps94 4 жыл бұрын

That's rubbish, I'm black and I've worked in the mental health system, there isn't prejudice against black men, most men in the system are white males that also feel the same way. Just because there are black men in the london units, doesn't mean its the same everywhere else.

@amonduul923 2 жыл бұрын

Its only about ex slave populations

@abdirahman12ful 6 жыл бұрын

misinformed title. totally disagree.

@levelx-cell9374 2 жыл бұрын

And they continue to assassinate the black man’s character

@simonyip5978 5 жыл бұрын

Super strength weed is likely to be a factor.

@kingchoppy 4 жыл бұрын

Simon Yip weed is meant to keep u calm and collective so does that even make sense

@MichaTheLight 4 жыл бұрын

@@kingchoppy depends on strain strong sativas make many pychotic regardless of age.

@yiqwaba3833 4 жыл бұрын

Your forced to be quite , many degrade you to silence. Really your mind is restless . Then asking is danger and being silent a wound of perpetual unresolved issues that have been given destructive actions .

@gnomeking6568 4 жыл бұрын

Excellent viewpoint, and very well stated... I strongly agree with you.

@cooleycool3852 5 ай бұрын

Because life has beat black man down more.

@crabshank3 6 жыл бұрын

Street dealer quality weed anyone?

@bigfan1041 6 жыл бұрын

cuz racism, this is the answer to any question that sheds black people in a bad light duh...

@luichen115 6 жыл бұрын

This a message to black friends i say '' black'' pure for the conversation. One thing you guys have to understand there is no such thing as ''black british'' what is that supossed to mean? Black is a vague term with no content the western world/academia created to form a dyametric opposition to them as they called self ''white''. Dont be used as political paws by liberal media and rightwing aka white nationalist propaganda. The first guy is Nigerian british simpel stop calling yourself black british, calling yourself that makes the westersn media machine put you in all their percieved stereotypes and false narratives. There many different nationalities with different cultures.......but they like to brush yall under the brush of black british in which they can create any narrative and false perception of diverse group of men with different nationalities. Also stop using these media platforms to tell stories like this .......its like a backhanded complement people fall for. You dont see Channel 4 news talking about epidemic of pysho white racist in the white community or Mental issues of yellow men finding a wife in the uk....its just souds phatetic dont be used by western media

@shokosugi561 6 жыл бұрын

Getto Boys..Mind Playin' Tricks On Me..

@jimsy5530 6 жыл бұрын

I would like to see a further break down (no pun intended) of these figures, especially income/ wealth levels of those who suffer mental health issues, and treatment. I suspect this is less a colour/ race issue, and more a wealth issue, as wealth decreases, I would imagine the ratio of black to white men with psychological issues would begin to level. It can't just be about assimilation, as black people have been far more accepted than other ethnic minorities in the UK, yet other ethnic minorities have higher levels of income than blacks, whereas whites are more broadly positioned across the spectrum.

@fkatwigsisthequeenofenglan4748 4 жыл бұрын

then do the research

@nutboy93 3 жыл бұрын

I really hate you people