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African Americans Negotiate Mental Illness, Black Pain

African Americans Negotiate Mental Illness, Black Pain Baxter's parents are not alone in their pain and shame. Although African-Americans have the same rate of mental illness as whites, nearly 60 percent do not receive care, according to a 2004 Mayo Clinic study. Only about 30 percent seek counseling, and ...