July 2023: Differences in Social Determinants of Health Underlie Racial/Ethnic Disparities in Psychological Health and Well-Being: Study of 11,143 Older Adults

Dr. Dylan J. Jester (VA Palo Alto Medical Center in Palo Alto, California) joins AJP Audio to discuss the differential impact of selected social determinants of health on the mental health outcomes of older Black, White, and Latinx adults in the United States. Afterwards, AJP Editor-in-Chief Dr. Ned Kalin discusses how issues of substance use disorder draw together the rest of the July issue. Transcript Jester interview [00:48] Which social determinants of health did you focus on? [03:31] Societal factors versus individual criteria [04:30] Data [05:25] Lessons for policymakers [06:30] Limitations [07:37] What’s next for your research? [08:36] Kalin interview [10:11] Jester et al. [10:21] Dienel et al. [12:50] Jacob et al. [16:15] Joshi et al. [18:50] Be sure to let your colleagues know about the podcast, and please rate and review it on Apple Podcasts, Google Podcasts, Stitcher, Spotify, or wherever you listen to it. Subscribe to the podcast here. Listen to other podcasts produced by the American Psychiatric Association. Browse articles online. How authors may submit their work. Follow the journals of APA Publishing on Twitter. E-mail us at ajp@psych.org