African Americans and Depression - Signs, Awareness, Treatments, and Interventions

African Americans and Depression explores the realities of depression among African Americans, and the various ways in which sufferers and their families address, or don¿t address, it. The text provides guidance for understanding the illness, offers suggestions on how to heal and recover holistically, and pathways for getting help.

List of contents

Preface
Acknowledgments
1: Understanding the Signs of Depression
2: Permission to He
3: Dealing with Mental Illness: Community Interventions and Innovative Programs for African Americans
4: Paying for Treatment: United States Health and Mental Health Policy
5: Concluding Remarks
6: Clinical Depression Resources for African Americans
Bibliography

About the author

By Julia F. Hastings; Lani V. Jones and Pamela P. Martin

Summary

African Americans and Depression explores the realities of depression among African Americans, and the various ways in which sufferers and their families address, or don't address, it. The text provides guidance for understanding the illness, offers suggestions on how to heal and recover holistically, and pathways for getting help.

Product details

• Authors: Julia F. Hastings, Julia F. Jones Hastings, Julia F. Martin Hastings, Hastings Julia F., Lani V. Jones, Jones Lani V., Pamela P. Martin, Martin Pamela P.
• Publisher: Rowman and Littlefield
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 04.08.2015
• EAN: 9781442230316
• ISBN: 978-1-4422-3031-6
• No. of pages: 132
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > Psychology > Theoretical psychology; Natural sciences, medicine, IT, technology > Medicine > Clinical medicine; Non-fiction book > Psychology, esoterics, spirituality, anthroposophy > Applied psychology; PSYCHOLOGY / Clinical Psychology, Clinical psychology, Coping with illness & specific conditions, HEALTH & FITNESS / Diseases & Conditions / General, Public Health;Social Work