Racism could be fueling poor health among minority groups in the UK
Racial discrimination affects not only mental health but also physical health. Authors Ruth Hackett and Amy Ronaldson discuss their findings from new research… Read more »
Dr Ruth Hackett is a Lecturer in Health Psychology in the Department of Psychology, at the Institute of Psychiatry, Psychology and Neuroscience, King’s College London. Herresearch focuses on the link between stress and disease, and the biological functions underlying this association. She has authored several papers discrimination as a form of stress and as a risk factor for poorer mental and physical illness.
Dr Amy Ronaldson is a Research Associate in the Department of Psychological Medicine at the Institute of Psychiatry, Psychology and Neuroscience, King’s College London. She uses large-scale epidemiological and clinical datasets to understand interactions between physical and mental health, and has a particular interest in the impact of ethnicity on patterns of multimorbidity.
Dr Amy Ronaldson is a Research Associate in the Department of Psychological Medicine at the Institute of Psychiatry, Psychology and Neuroscience, King’s College London. She uses large-scale epidemiological and clinical datasets to understand interactions between physical and mental health, and has a particular interest in the impact of ethnicity on patterns of multimorbidity.
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- Racism could be fueling poor health among minority groups in the UK - 18th November 2020