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HANDBOOK OF MENTAL HEALTH AND MENTAL DISORDER AMONG BLACK AMERICANS
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| By: |
Dorothy S. Ruiz (Editor), James P. Comer (Foreword) |
| Format: |
Hardback |
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£64.00 |
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£62.08 |
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£1.92 |
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| ISBN 10: |
0313263302 |
| ISBN 13: |
9780313263309 |
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| Publisher: |
ABC-CLIO |
| Pub. date: |
18 September, 1990 |
| Pages: |
352 |
| Description: |
Documenting the Black American experience from a mental health standpoint, this book examines the effects of specific social, structural and cultural conditions and practices. The contributors present demographic profiles of the Black community and epidemiological analyses of mental disorders. |
| Synopsis: |
This handbook brings together crucial information related to mental illness among black Americans by examining the impact of social structures and conditions on the mental health of blacks. Choice While it is generally assumed that poverty, unemployment, and discrimination have a serious impact on the psychological well-being and functioning of black Americans, very little research has been directed to understanding or documenting the black experience from the mental health standpoint. This multidisciplinary study develops a broad perspective on the subject, with implications for both clinical practice and sociological research. In addition to examining important mental health issues, the authors look at the ways in which specific social, structural, and cultural conditions and practices affect the lives of individual Black Americans and their families. The first two parts of the book present demographic profiles of the black community and epidemiological analyses of mental disorders. The psychological stressors arising from racism are next considered, together with the social structures and coping skills that have enabled blacks to maintain networks of support.Two chapters are devoted to homicide and family violence in the black community. The remaining chapters cover psychiatric diagnosis and treatment, legal and social policy issues, and factors in positive mental health. Incorporating the contributions of sociologists, social workers, psychologists, and psychiatrists as well as mental health administrators, this book provides new data and expert analyses that will be of interest to anyone working in this rapidly expanding field. |
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bibliography, index |
| Publication: |
US |
| Imprint: |
Greenwood Press |
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Returnable |
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