This transcript has been edited for clarity.
Stephen M. Strakowski, MD: I'm Dr Stephen Strakowski, vice dean of research and associate vice president of regional mental health at the University of Texas at Austin's Dell Medical School. I'm pleased to come to you today with a conversation that is actually a continuation of one we had around a year ago on the topic of systemic racism. As I was during that last conversation, I'm joined by a couple of friends: Dr Roberto Lewis-Fernández from Columbia University, and Dr Harold (Woody) Neighbors from now, I guess, Tulane University.
Harold Neighbors, PhD: Yes, I'm now a member of the Tulane Green Wave, or so they tell me!
Strakowski: Tulane almost beat Oklahoma over the weekend, and I think that's because they added Woody.
We're glad to have you both back today, because the goal is to extend the previous conversation we had about structural racism in psychiatry. We received a lot of comments back from all of you, which we appreciate. It's always important for us to see what our viewers are thinking.
One of the frequent comments we received expressed some disagreement about the concerns around structural racism. A lot of people shared that their solution is simply to treat everyone the same.
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"I Don't See My Patients' Race": The Myth of the Color-Blind Psychiatrist
Stephen M. Strakowski, MD; Roberto Lewis-Fernández, MD, MTS; Harold Neighbors, PhD
DisclosuresOctober 11, 2021
This transcript has been edited for clarity.
Stephen M. Strakowski, MD: I'm Dr Stephen Strakowski, vice dean of research and associate vice president of regional mental health at the University of Texas at Austin's Dell Medical School. I'm pleased to come to you today with a conversation that is actually a continuation of one we had around a year ago on the topic of systemic racism. As I was during that last conversation, I'm joined by a couple of friends: Dr Roberto Lewis-Fernández from Columbia University, and Dr Harold (Woody) Neighbors from now, I guess, Tulane University.
Harold Neighbors, PhD: Yes, I'm now a member of the Tulane Green Wave, or so they tell me!
Strakowski: Tulane almost beat Oklahoma over the weekend, and I think that's because they added Woody.
We're glad to have you both back today, because the goal is to extend the previous conversation we had about structural racism in psychiatry. We received a lot of comments back from all of you, which we appreciate. It's always important for us to see what our viewers are thinking.
One of the frequent comments we received expressed some disagreement about the concerns around structural racism. A lot of people shared that their solution is simply to treat everyone the same.
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Authors
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 Neighbors, PhD, has disclosed no relevant financial relationships.