By Krista Cezair
Black women are less likely to receive mental health diagnosis, treatment, and care than their white counterparts.
To begin to address these disparities, I suggest building on the recent proposal drafted by the United States Preventive Services Task Force (USPSTF), which calls for primary care physicians to screen all adults aged 64 years or younger, including pregnant and postpartum persons, for anxiety disorders as part of their routine care.