Children who face discrimination face the odds of twice as likely to experience depression, anxiety, and ADHD. In fact, those children that were exposed to racism appeared to have an increased chance of having ADHD by 3.2 percent. The greatest reduction in general health was found among Hispanic children that were exposed to racism.
Childhood Exposure to Racism Ups Risk of Anxiety, Depression, ADHD #adhd
Submitted by Judy Hanning on Fri, 2017-11-10 02:00
What do you know about the exposure to racism and the effects that it has on a child? Do you think that there is any correlation between racism and ADHD? Chances are you might see a correlation between racism and anxiety or depression but if you are like most people then you might not know that a recent study showed a correlation between racism and ADHD too.
The exposure to racism and the effects on children.
Key Takeaways:
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Children that are exposed to racial and ethnic discrimination has been linked to higher rates of anxiety, depression, and ADHD.
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Exposure to racism appeared to increase the odds of having ADHD by 3.2 percent.
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White children in this kind of experience had decreases in general health and black children had increased rates of ADHD.