Determinants of minority mental health and wellness
[Book]
Sana Loue, Martha Sajatovic, editors
New York, NY :
Springer,
c2009
xii, 396 p. :
ill. ;
24 cm
Includes bibliographical references and index
Also available in print
Health and wellness / Susan Hatters Friedman, Joy Stankowski, and Martha Sajatovic -- City living and mental health in history / Sandro Galea, Emily Goldmann, and Andrea Maxwell -- Mental health, mental health courts, and minorities / Lara Nochomovitz and Franklin J. Hickman -- Migration and mental health / Sana Loue -- Media, minorities, and the stigma of mental illness / Sandra S. Swantek -- Minority mental health and wellness: a perspective from health care systems / Siran M. Koroukian -- Social support, mental health, minorities, and acculturative stress / Deborah Goebert -- Religion and mental health among minorities and immigrants in the U.S. / Anahí Viladrich and Ana F. Abraído-Lanza -- Cultural considerations regarding perspectives on mental illness and healing / Declan T. Barry and Mark Beitel -- Gender and minority mental health: the case of body image / Laura Simonelli and Leslie J. Heinberg -- Family determinants of minority mental health and wellness / Stevan Weine and Saif Siddiqui -- Family-focused psychoeducational programs for minorities with serious mental illness / Amy Weismann de Mamani ... [et al.] -- Socioeconomic status: risks and resilience / Lara M Stepleman, Dustin E. Wright, and Kathryn A. Bottonari -- Psychiatric genetics: an update / Prashant Gajwani -- Substance abuse in minority populations / W.A. Vega and A. G. Gil -- Neurocognitive testing of minorities in mental health settings / Amir Poreh and Alya Sultan -- Stress and resilience / AnnaMaria Aguirre McLaughlin, Lisa Stines Doane, Alice L. Costiuc and Norah C. Feeney -- Methodological challenges in research on the determinants of minority mental health and wellness / Peter Guarnaccia