| Description |
xx, 336 pages ; 25 cm |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| Contents |
The scope of mental health and African Americans / John Milton Dillard -- The African American family / Lynda Brown Wright and Anita Fernander -- African American women and mental health / Patricia Bethea-Whitfield -- Understanding mental illness among African American males : risk factors and treatment parameters / Travis A. Gayles, Reginald J. Alston, and David Staten -- Marital status : female-male relationships of African Americans / Deneese Jones -- Mental health challenges of the African American elderly : issues, intervention and cultural considerations / Renee A. Middleton ... [et al.] -- African American lesbians, gay, and bisexual persons / Todd A. Savage and Debra A. Harley -- Let the choir say "amen" : the impact of intra-group perceptions on African Americans with hiv/aids / Marva Nelson -- African Americans and substance abuse / Debra A. Harley -- Biracial and multiracial identity : influence on self-identity as African American / Madonna G. Constantine, Marie L. Miville, and Mai M. Kindaichi -- Cultural characteristics of the African American community / Keith B. Wilson -- |
|
Perceptions of African Americans regarding mental health counseling / Charlotte G. Dixon and Kim Vaz -- The impact of violence, crime, and gangs in the African American community / Rosalind Harris -- The black church : a strength-based approach / Debra A. Harley -- Collaborators : mental health and public health in the African American community / Erma Jean Lawson and Ye Jung Kim -- Community mental health and African Americans / Ellen Fabian and Yolanda Edwards -- Selective intervention in counseling African Americans with disabilities / Elias Mpofu -- Mental health assessment with African American children and adolescents / Jo Anne Rainey and Theresa Nowak -- African Americans' spirituality and religion in counseling and psychotherapy / John Milton Dillard and Betty Brown-Smith -- African Americans and indigenous counseling / Debra A. Harley -- Ethical implications in mental health counseling with African Americans / Carolyn W. Rollins -- Conclusions and implications for future practice and research / John Milton Dillard. |
| Subject |
African Americans -- Mental health.
|
|
African Americans -- Mental health. |
|
African Americans -- Social conditions -- 1975-
|
|
African Americans -- Social conditions. |
| Chronological Term |
1975- |
| Subject |
African American families.
|
|
African American families. |
|
Cultural psychiatry -- United States.
|
|
Cultural psychiatry. |
|
United States. |
|
Mental health services -- United States.
|
|
Mental health services. |
|
United States -- Race relations -- Psychological aspects.
|
|
Race relations. |
|
Psychological aspects. |
| Added Author |
Harley, Debra A.
|
|
Dillard, John M.
|
| ISBN |
1556202369 alkaline paper |
|
