While I was conducting a study on perceptions of depression among young African American men, the young men participating in my research reported, "If you're African American, male, and you live in the United States, depression is a fact of life" (Kendrick et al, 2007). Since completing ...
Mental Health Of African American Male Populations Essay A survey was conducted by Sherrill L. Sellers (Miami University of Ohio), Harold W. Neighbors, (University of Michigan), and Vence L. Bonham (Michigan State University) in order to address the interaction between goal-oriented stress and ...
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had at least one mental health diagnosis and were receiving psychiatric treatment. The majority were men. Three quarters had completed some higher education, although only a quarter were employed. Participants, both African-American and White, had worked with theirmental healthprovider...
Mental Illness In African American Decent Essays 272 Words 2 Pages Open Document Growing up as a child, I always thought that any individual you displayed any behavior that didn’t seemed what we called “normal” should be institutionalized regardless of the diagnosis. Mental illness is an exten...
Thematic analysis of identified six overarching themes: (a) perceptions of depression, (b) the African American experience, (c) seeking treatment as a last resort, (d) myths about treatment, (e) stigma associated with seeking treatment and (f) culturally appropriate coping strategies. We discuss...
SummaryThe family system is integral to adolescent mental health and HIV risk. However, few studies have addressed family variables and adolescent outcomes among African American families. This study tested a longitudinal model of parenting, adolescent mental health, and adolescent HIV risk, among a ...
Racism and Mental Health: The African American experience This paper provides an overview of United States-based research on the ways in which racism can affect mental health. It describes changes in racial attitu... David R. Williams,Ruth Williams-Morris - 《Ethnicity & Health》 被引量: 847...
Childhood and adolescent sexual abuse of community women: mediated effects on psychological distress and social relationships. dynamics model with 178 low-income African American, European American, and Mexican American community women interviewed for Project HOW: Health Outcomes of ... R Weston,LL Mars...
Personal complaints taken from an anthropological literature describing African American communities and found on the Diagnostic Interview Schedule were factor analyzed, and 3 scales of culturally defined symptom distress were created. The scales were tested as predictors of mental health services use under...