
Discrimination of any kind can lead to much higher risk of mental and behavioral issues for young people, study finds
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Young adults who experience discrimination about their bodies, race, age or sex have a greater risk of dealing with mental health problems, a new study has found. Psychologists have advice for people facing such mistreatment.
Encountering discrimination -- especially racism -- has long been associated with negative effects on overall well-being, such as higher levels of stress, poor cognitive function, anxiety, depression and substance use, previous studies have found.
Those who faced discrimination frequently -- at least a few times per month -- were around 25% more likely to be diagnosed with a mental disorder and twice as likely to develop severe psychological distress than people who didn't experience discrimination or did less often, according to a study published Monday in the journal Pediatrics.