Achieving Equity in the Diagnosis of Black Men’s Distress and Depression
The goal of the study is to refine how we understand, diagnose, and treat Black men in need of mental health services.
Dr. Shabab Wahid is an Assistant Professor at the Department of Global Health, School of Health. A global mental health specialist, he is engaged in psychiatric and behavioral research primarily in low- and middle-income countries within three areas of focus: (1) the connection between climate change and mental health; (2) the influence of culture on the lived experience of mental illness; and (3) development, cultural adaptation, and evaluation of community-based interventions targeting mental illness and reducing mental health stigma and discrimination. He leads several qualitative and mixed-methods studies examining culturally salient explanatory models and idioms of distress connected to mental health conditions across various global settings. Dr. Wahid co-leads the the Global Mental Health & Well-Being Initiative at Georgetown University, an interdisciplinary coalition of faculty, staff and students at Georgetown University to conduct research, develop pedagogy, and engage in informed activism and advocacy to improve mental well-being and psychosocial outcomes locally, nationally, and globally.