Reviews tagging 'Medical trauma'

Under the Skin: The Hidden Toll of Racism on American Lives and on the Health of Our Nation by Linda Villarosa

8 reviews

torturedreadersdept's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional informative sad medium-paced

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Infertility, Pandemic/Epidemic, Sexism, Medical content, Medical trauma, Mental illness, Child death, Death, Drug abuse, Murder, Chronic illness, Terminal illness, Violence, Classism, Dysphoria, Injury/Injury detail, Miscarriage, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Addiction, Alcohol, Blood, Bullying, Cultural appropriation, Eating disorder, Gaslighting, Gun violence, Hate crime, Misogyny, Police brutality, Pregnancy, Alcoholism, Body horror, Cancer, and Racism

Minor: Racial slurs, Slavery, Emotional abuse, Domestic abuse, Grief, Forced institutionalization, and Xenophobia

xread_write_repeatx's review against another edition

dark informative reflective tense medium-paced

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Torture and Medical trauma

Moderate: Racism and Slavery

madamegeneva's review

challenging informative sad fast-paced

4.0

A horrific and detailed insight into medical and structural racism in the US. The personal stories in each chapter add another heartbreaking element, not to mention the all-too-recent COVID pandemic events. Also couldn’t help but compare the depressing similarities to the medical racism that First Nations people in Australia experience. 

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Content Warnings

Minor: Medical content, Medical trauma, and Racism

britreads's review against another edition

challenging informative medium-paced

I started reading this book as part of a DEI discussion for my job. That was back in March or April and I am just now finishing this book. This is not a reflection on the quality of the work. This was well-researched and each chapter included a 'personal story' to anchor the readers and drive home how messed up our healthcare system is. I think this is something everyone should read. It is accessible and feels like a primer for a more thorough exploration of racism and the American medical industry. I like that the final chapter was meant to uplift and inspire the readers. But overall, many of the chapters paint a dire picture of the current medical system. 

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Medical trauma, Racism, and Medical content

audreylee's review

challenging emotional informative medium-paced

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Racism and Medical trauma

Moderate: Misogyny

dragon_s_hoard's review

challenging emotional informative reflective medium-paced

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Medical trauma and Racism

Moderate: Miscarriage, Pregnancy, Racism, Abortion, Cancer, Child death, Classism, Death of parent, Gaslighting, Mental illness, Police brutality, Suicide, Deportation, Addiction, Blood, Death, Eating disorder, Medical trauma, Misogyny, Alcoholism, Chronic illness, Medical content, Slavery, Drug use, Self harm, and Terminal illness

Minor: Racial slurs, Domestic abuse, and Infertility

amyjo25's review against another edition

challenging emotional informative reflective medium-paced

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Racism, Medical trauma, and Drug use

lettuce_read's review against another edition

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Gun violence, Medical trauma, Miscarriage, Racism, and Pregnancy

Moderate: Drug abuse, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Suicide attempt, Alcoholism, Death, and Terminal illness