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The researchers studied more than 250 African American youths from urban, low-income families in an effort to assess the unique effects of racial identity and self esteem onmental health. They found that when young people's feelings of ethnic pride rose between 7th and 8th grades, their mental...
Lyon M, Woodward K: Nonstigmatizing ways to engage HIV-positive African-American teens in mental health and support services: A commentary. J Natl Med Assoc 2003;95: 196-200.Nonstigmatizing ways to engage HIV-positive African–American teens in mental health and support services...
(2003). Nonstigmatizing ways to engage HIV-positive African-American teens in mental health and support services: A commentary. Journal of the National ... ME Lyon,K Woodward - 《Journal of the National Medical Association》 被引量: 35发表: 2003年 Mental health treatment seeking among older...
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Previous research has demonstrated substantial disparities in access to specialized mental health services between African-American and white youth; data has shown that African-Americans are consistently less likely than their white counterparts to receive inpatient or outpatientmental health treatment. In ad...
my anxiety was compounded by the paranoia of potentially being fired as a direct result of asking for help (despite this being illegal in many countries). Now, when my mental health inhibits my ability to work, I will immediately discuss it with my employer. After all, how can an employer...
"I think it's a big thing, a big deal," Dunbar said. Many African-American males think "it's not okay" to have mental health issues or think, "that's a white people thing," he said. "What are you walking away from here today with that you didn't have when you cam...
Ethnic pride may be as important as self-esteem to the mental health of young African-American adolescents, according to a new study in the Nov/Dec issue of the journal Child Development.
Given the existing disparities inmental healthtreatment and the projected growth of the African American older adult population, a dire need for further research to into assessment and treatment with a focus on cultural context is obvious.