Cultural & Racial Diversity Category

Depression and African Americans

2 CE Hours
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About the Course

According to the Minorities’ Diminished Returns (MDR) theory, the health returns of socioeconomic status (SES) are systemically smaller for Blacks compared to Whites. These three articles look at the different ways SES impacts black youths and adults.

This course is based on the article Parental Educational Attainment and Mental Well-Being of College Students: Diminished Returns by Shervin Assari, MD in 2018, the article, Educational Attainment Better Protects African American Women than African American Men created by Shervin Assari, MD in 2018 and the article, Depression among Black Youth; Interaction of Class and Place created by Shervin Assari, MD., et al. in 2018.

Publication Details

Publication Date: 2018

Course Material Author

Shervin Assari, MD
Shervin Assari is a Research Assistant Professor of Psychiatry and Public Health at the University of Michigan, Ann Arbor. He is also affiliated with the Center for Research on Ethnicity, Culture, and Health (CRECH), the Institute for Healthcare Policy and Innovation (IHPI), and Poverty Solutions. Dr. Assari studies how social groups based on race, gender, and class differ in the salience of social determinants of health and fundamental causes of illness. With over 15 years of post-graduate research experience, Assari has authored more than 200 peer-reviewed papers.

Shervin Assari, MD authored the material only, and was not involved in creating this CE course. They are identified here for your own evaluation of the relevancy of the material this course is based on.

Course Creator

L.A. Rankin

L.A. Rankin is a social worker with experience in many different settings with a variety of clients. She has worked with dementia and Alzheimers patients, dual diagnosis MH/MR, in a battered women’s shelter, and a rape crisis center. She also has 11 years of experience as a child protective social worker, where she earned certificates in domestic abuse/family violence and substance abuse.

Target Audience

Counselors, marriage and family therapists, psychologists and social workers. This course is appropriate for all levels of knowledge.

Learning Objectives

After taking this course, you should be able to:

  1. 1 Comprehend mainstream SES theory and new data in opposition to that as is it pertains to race and gender.
  2. 2 Acknowledge these studies identify higher SES as a risk for Major Depressive Disorder in African American males.
  3. 3 Identify factors including structural racism that may place African American males at risk for depression.

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Course Creator

L.A. Rankin – There are no relevant disclosures.

Commercial support

There is no commercial support for this distance-learning course.

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Course Details

2 CE Hours
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Availability

This course is available until Jan 4th, 2028.

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