This transcript has been edited for clarity.
Stephen M. Strakowski, MD: Thank you so much for joining in today's conversation. I think it's going to be a very interesting one.
I'm Steve Strakowski, vice dean for research at Dell Medical School at the University of Texas in Austin. I'm really pleased to have two guests joining me to talk about a sometimes sensitive topic that has gotten a lot of national press but is something that it is critically important for us to continue to expand on: how systemic racism impacts mental health and mental health care.
My first guest is Roberto Lewis-Fernández, professor of clinical psychiatry at Columbia University and director of the New York State Center of Excellence for Cultural Competence. Roberto, welcome.
Roberto Lewis-Fernández, MD: Thank you.
Strakowski: Our second expert is Harold Neighbors, who goes by Woody to those of us who know him well. Woody is a professor emeritus at the University of Michigan and senior scientific advisor for the National Institute on Minority Health and Health Disparities. Woody, welcome.
Harold Neighbors, PhD: Thanks for doing this and for inviting me, Steve. I really appreciate it.
Strakowski:I've known both of these gentlemen for years.
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Systemic Racism in Psychiatry Is Real
Stephen M. Strakowski, MD; Roberto Lewis-Fernández, MD, MTS; Harold Neighbors, PhD
DisclosuresDecember 17, 2020
This transcript has been edited for clarity.
Stephen M. Strakowski, MD: Thank you so much for joining in today's conversation. I think it's going to be a very interesting one.
I'm Steve Strakowski, vice dean for research at Dell Medical School at the University of Texas in Austin. I'm really pleased to have two guests joining me to talk about a sometimes sensitive topic that has gotten a lot of national press but is something that it is critically important for us to continue to expand on: how systemic racism impacts mental health and mental health care.
My first guest is Roberto Lewis-Fernández, professor of clinical psychiatry at Columbia University and director of the New York State Center of Excellence for Cultural Competence. Roberto, welcome.
Roberto Lewis-Fernández, MD: Thank you.
Strakowski: Our second expert is Harold Neighbors, who goes by Woody to those of us who know him well. Woody is a professor emeritus at the University of Michigan and senior scientific advisor for the National Institute on Minority Health and Health Disparities. Woody, welcome.
Harold Neighbors, PhD: Thanks for doing this and for inviting me, Steve. I really appreciate it.
Strakowski:I've known both of these gentlemen for years.
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Stephen M. Strakowski, MD
Professor of Psychiatry and Behavioral Neuroscience, Psychology, and Biomedical Engineering, University of Cincinnati College of Medicine; Senior Vice President, Strategy and Transformation, University of Cincinnati Health, Cincinnati, Ohio
Disclosure: Stephen M. Strakowski, MD, has disclosed the following relevant financial relationships:
Serve(d) as a director, officer, partner, employee, advisor, consultant, or trustee for: Roche; Procter & Gamble; Novartis; Sunovion
Received income in an amount equal to or greater than $250 from: Roche; Procter & Gamble; Novartis; Sunovion; Oxford University Press
Roberto Lewis-Fernández, MD, MTS
Professor, Department of Psychiatry; Director, Cultural Competence Center, Columbia University, New York, NY
Disclosure: Roberto Lewis-Fernández, MD, MTS, has disclosed no relevant financial relationships.
Harold Neighbors, PhD
Professor Emeritus, Department of Health Behavior and Health Education, University of Michigan School of Public Health, Ann Arbor, Michigan
Disclosure: Harold W. Neighbors, PhD, has disclosed no relevant financial relationships.