Black men at both ends of the economic spectrum in America are more likely to suffer from depression. Those earning more than US$80,000 are at highest risk, due to a mix of social isolation, pressure from family and friends to support them, and fears they may be the beneficiaries of tokenism, according to a study published in Social Psychiatry and Psychiatric Epidemiology. Unemployed men were also more likely to report an episode of depression within the last year.
Read more at Social Psychiatry and Psychiatric Epidemiology
Academic rigor, journalistic flair
Want to write?
Write an article and join a growing community of more than 182,300 academics and researchers from 4,942 institutions.