Citation:
Zambrana, R. E., & Williams, D. R. (2022). The Intellectual Roots Of Current Knowledge On Racism And Health: Relevance To Policy And The National Equity Discourse. Health Affairs , 41 (2), 163–170.
David R. Williams
Florence and Laura Norman Professor of Public Health; Professor of African and African American Studies and Sociology
Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health, 677 Huntington Avenue, Kresge Building Room 615, Boston, MA 02115
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Forgiveness and Health: Age Difference in a U.S. Probability Sample
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Dr. Williams' Downloadable Publications pre-2006
The South African Stress and Health Study (SASH)
The South Africa Stress and Health Study: Rationale and Design
Multiple Traumatic Events and Psychological Distress: The South African Stress and Health Study
Twelve-month mental disorders in South Africa: prevalence, service use and demographic correlates in the population-based South African Stress and Health Study
Perceived Discrimination, Race and Health in South Africa: Findings from the South Africa Stress and Health Study
Lifetime Prevalence of Psychiatric Disorders in South Africa
Social determinants of psychological distress in a nationally-representative sample of South African adults
Prevalence and correlates of non-fatal suicidal behavior among South Africans
Non-fatal Suicidal Behavior among South Africans: Results from the South Africa Stress and Health Study
The Impact of the Truth and Reconciliation Commission on Psychological Distress and Forgiveness in South Africa
Physical Violence against intimate partners and related exposures to violence among South African men
DSM-IV Personality Disorders and their Axis 1 Correlates in the South African Population
Risk for post-traumatic stress disorder associated with different forms of interpersonal violence in South Africa
The South African Stress and Health Study (SASH): A Foundation for Improving Mental Health Care in South Africa
Twelve-Month Treatment of Psychiatric Disorders: South African National Probability Household Survey
Intermittent Explosive Disorder in South Africa: Prevalence, Correlates, and the Role of Traumatic Exposures
The mental health impact of AIDS-related mortality in South Africa: A national study
The South African Stress and Health (SASH) study: A scientific base for mental health policy
The South African Stress and Health Study (SASH)
Mental health service use among South Africans for mood, anxiety and substance use disorders
Patterns of substance use in South Africa: Results from the South African Stress and Health study
The epidemiology of major depression in South Africa: Results from the South African Stress and Health study
Life stress and mental disorders in the South African Stress and Health study
Race and Psychological Distress: The South African Stress and Health Study
Perpetration of gross human rights violations in South Africa: Association with psychiatric disorders
Perceived discrimination and mental health disorders: The South African Stress and Health study
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