Ethnicity News

Minority Children Less Likely to Get Autism Diagnosis

May 25th, 2013
Minority Children Less Likely to Get Autism DiagnosisThe rate of autism in children of all races is on the rise; however, students who are black, Hispanic, or American Indian are less likely to be identified ...

Strategies to Combat Stereotypes

April 18th, 2013
Strategies to Combat Stereotypes Researchers believe individuals from stigmatized groups choose to present themselves in ways that counteract the specific stereotypes and prejudices associated with their group. “People often think of prejudice as ...

College Fails to Protect African-American Women From Divorce

March 10th, 2013
College Fails to Protect African-American Women From Divorce  Married couples who have attained higher levels of education are less likely to divorce than less-educated couples -- ...

Diagnosis of Breast Cancer Can Bring On PTSD Symptoms

March 1st, 2013
PTSD after Diagnosis of Breast Cancer A new study finds that that nearly one in four women (23 percent) newly diagnosed with breast cancer reported symptoms consistent with post-traumatic ...

Ethnicity Strongly Tied to Treatment-Resistant Schizophrenia

February 8th, 2013
Ethnicity Strongly Tied to Treatment Resistant SchizophreniaWhite European patients with schizophrenia are at greater risk for being treatment-resistant compared to other ethnicities, according to a new study. Researchers ...

Minority Students Work Longer Hours, But Grades Don’t Seem to Suffer

January 26th, 2013
Minority Students Work Longer Hours, But Grades Don't Seem to SufferIn a large study of over 600,000 students from across the country, researchers found ...

Significant Increase in ADHD Over Last 9 Years

January 22nd, 2013
Significant Increase in ADHD Over Last 9 Years  A new study published in the journal JAMA Pediatrics finds that new cases of children diagnosed with attention deficit hyperactivity disorder by physicians jumped 24 ...

Ethnicity Influences Successful Completion of Rehab

January 8th, 2013
Ethnicity Influences Successful Completion of RehabA new study discovers that black and Hispanic individuals are less likely to complete an alcohol rehab program than whites. In the study, reported ...

Personality Traits May Not be Consistent Across Cultures

January 4th, 2013
Personality Traits May Not be Consistent Across Cultures  New research on an isolated Bolivian society suggests the widely accepted theory that individuals possess similar personality ...

Discrimination Ups Risk-Taking, Anger, Vigilance

December 20th, 2012
Discrimination Ups Risk-Taking, Anger, VigilanceNew research shows that when people experience discrimination, they respond with a pattern of thoughts, behaviors, and physiological responses that may adversely affect their ...