Episode 21: Let’s talk psych meds: Racism in Psychiatry and the Process of Finding a Psychiatrist w/ Dr. Kimberly Gordon-Achebe, Jayde & Zen

In this second installment about taking psychiatric medication on Students of Mind, Jayde invites Dr. Kimberly Gordon-Achebe to add her experience as a Black psychiatrist and how racism shows up in psychiatry to the discussion. Dr. Kimberly Gordon-Achebe is a Double board certified adult, child & adolescent psychiatrist, Health Equity consultant and public speaker. She talks about how racism is present on a systematic level and how it can often show up on an individual level: between provider and patient and between mental health professional peers. Jayde and Dr. Kimberly Gordon-Achebe also talk about the history of psychiatry and why there is a mistrust of doctors in the Black community as well as the importance of psychiatrists being culturally competent.

In the second half of the episode, Jayde is interviewed by Zen about her own personal journey taking psychiatric meds. Jayde shares an in-depth account of what it was like taking meds as a child and how she has learned to navigate the American medical system. She shares her raw and honest thoughts about medication and where she is at with them today.

Episode Resources
Get online counseling with Better Help: www.betterhelp.com/studentsofmind
@blackpsychiatry
Parts work/Internal Family Systems

Connect with our guest(s):

Follow Dr. Kimberly Gordon-Achebe:
drkimanswers.com
www.bhetcgroup.com
IG: @drkimanswers
Twitter: @drkimanswers

Follow Zen:
www.zensweb.com
IG: @zenemin

Connect with Students of Mind:

www.studentsofmind.com
Instagram: @studentsofmind
Facebook: facebook.com/StudentsofMindPod
Host Instagram: @jaydembarber
John Tyler (Music) Instagram: @johntylersounds

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00:00 - 02:26 Introduction
02:26 - 08:31 About Dr. Kim and being a Black women in psychiatry
08:31 - 13:33 How racism has shown up in psychiatry historically and today
13:33 -17:12 Why there is distrust in the medical system as a whole
17:12 - 25:11 Microaggressions in the psychiatry and the medical field in general
25:11 - 28:58 What is cultural psychiatry
28:58 - 33:47 How to BIPOC patients do their own research to ensure they are getting the treatment that will be the most effective for them?
33:47 - 35:13 Best way to decrease stigma around medications
35:13 - 49:43 Last thoughts on getting psychiatric help and racism in psychiatry
49:43 - 51:38 Keeping up with Dr. Kim
51:38 - 52:38 Disclaimer
52:38 - 56:20 Introducing Jayde from guest host Zen
56:20 - 01:03:36 How Jayde feels about her diagnosis and journey with medication
01:03:36 - 01:07:24 How being Black has affected Jayde’s experience getting treatment
01:07:24 - 01:10:28 The most bizarre experience Jayde has had dealing with providers and/or medication
01:10:28 - 01:14:03 How has medication helped
01:14:03 - 01:22:23 Insurance, Meds and the American medical system
01:22:23 - 01:35:36 Finding care – lessons learned
01:33:25 - 01:42:07 Care outside of psychiatric care
01:40:19 0 01:42:07 Last thoughts on the importance of psychiatry in Jayde’s mental health progress

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