Mental disorders are disabling conditions. Mental health and mental illness are points on a continuum. Mind and body are inseparable. Stigma is a major obstacle preventing people from getting help. Messages from the Surgeon General Mental health is fundamental to health.
Mental illnesses are real health conditions.
The efficacy of mental health treatments is well documented. A range of treatments exists for most mental disorders. This Supplement was undertaken to probe more deeply into mental health disparities affecting racial and ethnic minorities. This Supplement covers the four most recognized racial and ethnic minority groups in the United States. For example, many people from the Dominican Republic identify their ethnicity as Hispanic or Latino and their race as black.