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There are a few groups who could stand to benefit from therapy more than black people.

I mean, think about all the things black people have been through.

Slavery, segregation, winter, all equally traumatic experiences.

But unfortunately, even as therapy has become more mainstream, the black community has had

a tough time getting the help that they need.

It's hard enough to get mental health treatment in the U.S. but studies show that racial and

ethnic minorities are significantly less likely to receive mental health treatment than

whites.

Black and Hispanic children are less likely to get mental health care than white kids.

And studies show that irritability and the average white teenager is often labeled as depression.

That same behavior is more likely to be seen as disruptive and black or Latino children

and doctors say that can lead to feelings of hopelessness at a very young age.

Yes, one of the reasons many black people don't get the proper treatment is misdiagnosis.

What is seen as depression and white people can be seen as disruptive behavior in black people.

And this shouldn't be surprising, right?

This kind of thing happens in medicine all the time.

Mixed diagnosis.

It's like when a black person has a seizure, it's a medical emergency.

But when a white person does it, it's called dancing.

But it turns out.

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