January 8, 2007

Stupid Headline

Here's a stupid headline:

Mental Health Risks Vary Within the U.S. Black Population

Is that a surprise? Would we ever read "Mental Health Risks Vary Within the U.S. White Population"?, or "Mental Health Risks Vary Within the U.S. Population"? Are black people some sort of homogeneous entity where no variation is expected?

This was another shocking line from the report: "He believes clinicians need to look beyond crude categories of race in order to learn more about the backgrounds of their clients in order to better treat them." That's your tax dollars at work, funding Captain Obvious.

Posted by Kevin Murphy at January 8, 2007 11:49 AM | Science