STAT January 26, 2022
As a Black woman with long, poofy hair, I was delighted to see Oregon join California and 11 other states that have passed laws against hair discrimination. In those states, workplaces and educational institutions can no longer legally discriminate against Black people for their hairstyles and hair texture.
A little-discussed aspect of hair discrimination is how it can affect medical care, something I began to seriously contemplate during the first year of my psychiatry residency.
Part of the training for psych residents is to observe electroconvulsive therapy, or ECT. This medical procedure, done under general anesthesia, delivers small electric currents through the brain. It is used to treat multiple severe psychiatric disorders, including severe major depression that has not responded...
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