The Importance of Mental Health Screening for Black Men
Treating mental health concerns may improve your well-being, relationships, job performance, and more.
Mental health concerns like anxiety and depression can affect anyone — of any race or gender. Without treatment, these conditions can worsen over time and get more difficult to overcome. Men, including Black men, are generally less likely to seek mental health treatment than women.
In this video, learn the symptoms of depression and anxiety, and understand the importance of mental health treatment, according to Karla Robinson, MD, Medical Editor at GoodRx Health, and Robert Robinson, III, MD, Internist in Charlotte, NC.
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U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Office of Minority Health. (n.d.). Mental and behavioral health - African Americans.