A study showing psychotherapists are less likely to offer appointments to working-class people comes as researchers say poor communities and communities of colour grapple with inordinate levels of traumaWhen Terrell Jermaine Starr,a tall-profile 35-year-traditional political reporter, entered therapy for the first time in 2013 after having faced months of suicidal ideation and depression, and he says he quickly realised that his mental ordeal came in fraction from unresolved childhood trauma.
Starr grew up in Detroit,at a time when the city was already topping national charts for unemployment, infant mortality and crime. His working mother was absent, and he had not yet met his father. Related: The ‘drugs v talking debate doesn’t back us understand mental health | Simon Wessely If we admit to the damage that our society causes people on the losing end,what responsibility do we enjoy to repair it?Certain human elements transcend the boundaries of class. The existence of an unconscious is definitely one of them Related: Your therapist is white. You're not. Is this a problem? Continue reading...
Source: theguardian.com