Claim: Psychological diagnosis and/or treatment is influenced by social, cultural and ethical contexts
Rationale:
Bipolar disorder is a chronic mental health issue that can cause strong changes in a person’s mood. These can lead to depressive and hypomanic episodes. Hispanic people who live in impoverished areas usually go with disorder untreated, with those that do seek treatment unable to benefit from medical support.
Bipolar disorder is when people experience serious extremes of mood, to the point where their moods interfere with their daily life. (Timothy J. Legg, 2018). Bipolar disorder is not hereditary and has not been linked to a certain ethnic group. Hispanics with the disease are just less likely to seek medical assistance and live with Bipolar disorder untreated. Finding treatments that work for you requires perseverance (Timothy J. Legg, 2018). Hispanics that do find this help usually don’t benefit when compared to other ethnic groups. A sample taken compared the showed that Non-Hispanics had a lower chance of developing then the disorder, with another sample showing Hispanics were at higher risk of living with the disorder untreated despite seeking and receiving medical assistance. The data also showed that Hispanics were at higher risk of having manic episodes compared to another ethnic groups in the United States.
Research Question:
Are Hispanics diagnosed with bipolar disorder less likely to benefit medical support for their disorder than non-Hispanics?
Evidence:
Dr Jodi M. Gonzalez is a psychiatrist at the University of Texas health science, working inside of their science centre. In collaboration with seven other psychiatrists, Dr Gonzalez conducted studies into the effects of treatment on people living with Bipolar Disorder (BPD). The objective was to compare