Racism as a Source of Pain

Authors

Howard Schubiner, Michigan State University
Benita Jackson, Smith CollegeFollow
Kristine M. Molina, University of California, Irvine
John A. Sturgeon, The University Of Michigan
Shawnita Sealy-Jefferson, The Ohio State University
Mark A. Lumley, Wayne State University
Jallicia Jolly, Amherst College
Zina Trost, Virginia Commonwealth University

Document Type

Article

Publication Date

2-3-2023

Publication Title

Journal of General Internal Medicine

Abstract

The epidemic of chronic pain, affecting approximately20% of Americans and estimated to cost $600 billion per year, exacts a tremendous personal, economic, and societal toll. Though various social groups experience heightened rates of trauma, discrimination, and pain, here we focus onBlack Americans, given their unique history of anti-Black racism in the United States (US) context. We propose that racism is an overlooked but preventable source of, or exacerbating factor for, chronic pain and its consequences, and we advance a framework offering innovative pathways for re-search, treatment, advocacy, and policy.

DOI

10.1007/s11606-022-08015-0

Rights

© The Author(s), under exclusive license to Society of General Internal Medicine 2023

Recommended Citation

Schubiner, Howard; Jackson, Benita; Molina, Kristine M.; Sturgeon, John A.; Sealy-Jefferson, Shawnita; Lumley, Mark A.; Jolly, Jallicia; and Trost, Zina, "Racism as a Source of Pain" (2023). Psychology: Faculty Publications, Smith College, Northampton, MA.
https://scholarworks.smith.edu/psy_facpubs/171