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Determinants of Minority Mental Health and Wellness by Susan Hatters Friedman, Joy Stankowski (auth.), Sana Loue, Martha Sajatovic (eds.) is a nonfiction available to read on EtoBox.

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Determinants of Minority Mental Health and Wellness Edited by Sana Loue and Martha Sajatovic Case Western Reserve University, Cleveland Among members of minority groups, the experience and stigma of mental illness vary widely; the same holds true for coping, adjustment, and resilience. These views are central to a burgeoning literature analyzing the issues either by population or by diagnosis. __Determinants of Minority Mental Health and Wellness__ complements these approaches by focusing on risk factors, protective factors, and prevention strategies across a wide range of cultural, ethnic, sexual, and other minorities. Noted contributors examine the roles played by health determinants based on the Bronfenbrenner model, beginning with larger societal dynamics and progressing to individual behavior and choices. In addition, the book pinpoints critical concepts of mental health and well-being, and refines the concept of the minority in our demographically fluid society, for coverage that is relevant, challenging, and scholarly. Chapter authors explore risk and protective factors at four levels: * Macrosocial: political/legal, urbanization/migration, health care systems, the media. *

Who reads Determinants of Minority Mental Health and Wellness?

Author

Susan Hatters Friedman, Joy Stankowski (auth.), Sana Loue, Martha Sajatovic (eds.)

Publisher

Springer-Verlag New York

Published

2009

Language

EN

ISBN

9780387756592

Category

nonfiction

Subjects

Medical, Psychology, Medicine