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

9 reviews

cellio21's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional informative slow-paced

5.0

required reading 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Racism and Medical trauma

Moderate: Medical content

torturedreadersdept's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional informative sad medium-paced

5.0

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Content Warnings

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

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

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 against another edition

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: Racism, Medical content, and Medical trauma

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: Racism, Medical content, and Medical trauma

audreylee's review against another edition

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 against another edition

challenging emotional informative reflective medium-paced

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Racism and Medical trauma

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

Minor: Domestic abuse, Infertility, and Racial slurs

amyjo25's review against another edition

challenging emotional informative reflective medium-paced

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Drug use, Racism, and Medical trauma

lettuce_read's review against another edition

5.0

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Content Warnings

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

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