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Black Mental Health : Patients, Providers, and Systems by Ezra E. H Griffith; Billy E Jones; Altha J Stewart; American Psychiatric Association Publishing is a nonfiction available to read on EtoBox.

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Novel in its approach and unique in its scope, Black Mental Health: Patients, Providers, and Systems examines the role of African Americans within American psychiatric health care from distinct but interconnected perspectives. The experiences of both black patients and the black mental health professionals who serve them are analyzed against the backdrop of the cultural, societal, and professional forces that have shaped their place in this specialized health care arena. The volume opens with the singular, first-person accounts of five senior black psychiatrists -- including Dr. Altha J. Stewart, president of the American Psychiatric Association -- who describe their individual journeys to the top of their field, not shying away from discussing the racism and discrimination that have challenged their paths to leadership. The book's second part focuses on the complexities of and opportunities for delivering mental health care to various subsets of the African American population, including children, women, elderly patients, and LGBTQ individuals. System design strategies, biological therapies, and church-based mental health promotion initiatives are all considered as methods for red

Who reads Black Mental Health : Patients, Providers, and Systems?

Author

Ezra E. H Griffith; Billy E Jones; Altha J Stewart; American Psychiatric Association Publishing

Publisher

American Psychiatric Association Publishing

Published

2018

Language

EN

ISBN

9781615372102

Category

nonfiction

Subjects

Medical, Psychology, Medicine