“Medicine, and indeed society, frames its questions in a binary way: it’s either chemical or it’s psycho-social. It’s either incurable or it’s curable. In fact, it has been clear for a long time that the chemical explanation for psychosis was incomplete. If you look at the constituency of people with the diagnosis, black groups are far more likely to be represented, and yet these high rates aren’t found in Africa or the Caribbean. Being black isn’t the problem. It’s being black in Britain. Being poor, being discriminated against, being bullied.”
- Zoe Williams, on the intersectionality of racial oppression and mental illness. (via mindovermatterzine)
- Zoe Williams, on the intersectionality of racial oppression and mental illness. (via mindovermatterzine)