Dr. Harold “Woody” Neighbors explains goal-striving stress and other racial differences in mental health

In this episode, we speak to Dr. Harold “Woody” Neighbors, Senior Advisor for public health research and Research Professor with Tulane’s School of Public Health and Tropical Medicine, about his life experiences that led him to study the intersection of socio-political determinants and behavioral response in producing racial disparities in disease. We discuss several aspects of his work, including the concept of goal-striving stress, its effects, and racial differences in mental health as well as his experience with community-based participatory research.

Bio: https://sph.tulane.edu/sbps/harold-neighbors

Papers discussed in this episode:
Neighbors (1984) The use of informal and formal help-Four patterns of illness behavior American J of Comm Psychol.pdf

Neighbors (1995) From Personal Empowerment to Community Action.pdf

Neighbors (2003) Race and DSM Diagnosis-Clinical Judgment JHSB.pdf

Neighbors (2011) Goal Striving and Race in Mental Health - Race and Social Problems.pdf

Neighbors (2022) Blame and Responsibility in Health Equity Social Science and Medicine.pdf

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