title: Health disparities through a psychological lens.
abstract: There is growing concern in the United States about avoidable, unjust differences in health associated with sociodemographic characteristics, such as socioeconomic status and race/ethnicity. This concern has sparked research to identify how disparities develop and how they can be reduced. Studies showing that disparities occur at all levels of socioeconomic status, not simply at the very bottom, suggest that psychosocial factors play an important role. The author discusses both content and process issues in psychological research on disparities.
authors.affiliation: Health Psychology Program, University of California, San Francisco, CA 94118, USA. nancy.adler@ucsf.edu
authors.forename: Nancy E
authors.initials: NE
authors.lastname: Adler
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D000818:Animals; D002648:Child; D002675:Child, Preschool; D005260:Female; D015438:Health Behavior; D054624:Health Status Disparities; D054625:Healthcare Disparities; D006608:Hierarchy, Social; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D007231:Infant, Newborn; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D011593:Psychology, Social; D012959:Socioeconomic Factors; D055815:Young Adult