What all physicians need to know about race and racism in mental health care

“Racism exists and it exists in the lives of our patients.” – Dr. Amy Gajaria

In episode 12 of Quick Takes Dr. Gratzer hosts Drs. Amy Gajaria and Saadia Sediqzadah in a compelling conversation on the importance of addressing race and racism in mental health care.

In this, our longest episode of Quick Takes to date (30 minutes), the conversation covers some necessary, some easy, and some possibly difficult things clinicians should consider as they factor race into patient care.

• Understand that race is important to your patients, make it important to you as well.
• Recognize that there is a need to formalize diversity in mentorship and in leadership.
• Learn from our history to understand the hesitancy that black, indigenous and other people of colour have towards the medical system.
• Practice talking about race outside the clinical setting but don’t judge yourself – you won’t be perfect.

Follow us on Twitter

THANKS FOR LISTENING!

Quick Takes is a production of the Center for Addiction and Mental Health. You can find links to the relevant content mentioned in the show and accessible transcripts of all the episodes we produce online at CAMH.ca.

Follow CAMH Education on X (formerly known as Twitter) @camhEdu

Follow and subscribe to Reading of the Week where, every week, Dr. David Gratzer reviews research papers from the world of psychiatry.