Mental Health, Racism, and Contemporary Challenges of Being Black in America - Hardcover

Norris, Donna M.

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 1615374701 ISBN 13: 9781615374700

Publisher: American Psychiatric Association Publishing, 2023

Synopsis

Collected in a single volume for the first time, the writings in this novel anthology represent more than four decades of perspectives from the American Psychiatric Association's Solomon Carter Fuller Award lectures, named for the first Black psychiatrist in the United States. The chapter authors—Solomon Carter Fuller awardees themselves, psychiatrists building on the work of previous awardees, and other scholar experts—offer a multidisciplinary, cross-sectional examination of both the historical and contemporary environments that inform the Black experience in the United States.These treatises look at the intersection of mental health with topics that include the following: • Public health and public policy• Health care inequities• Racism• Economic well-being• Media• Education Emphasizing the real challenges that Black communities have faced and continue to face, each chapter also offers reasons for perseverance in the face of adversity.Readers will come away with a better understanding of the complexity of the Black experience in America and its impact on mental health, as well as a greater awareness of and appreciation for the legacy and ongoing contributions of Black psychiatric leaders to the field.

About this title

About the Author

Donna M. Norris, M.D., is Assistant Professor at Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, Department of Psychiatry, Harvard Medical School in Boston, Massachusetts.

Annelle B. Primm, M.D., M.P.H., is Senior Medical Director for The Steve Fund and Associate Professor, Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, The Johns Hopkins School of Medicine, in Baltimore, Maryland.

From the Back Cover

More than four decades of perspectives from the American Psychiatric Association's Solomon Carter Fuller Award lectures, named for the first Black psychiatrist in the United States, are collected for the first time in this seminal anthology.

The chapter authors—Solomon Carter Fuller awardees themselves, psychiatrists building on the work of previous awardees, and other scholar experts—provide a multidisciplinary, cross-sectional examination of the historical, current, and future societal context that informs the Black experience in the United States.

Chapters that examine the intersection of mental health and public health, racism, public policy, education, and other topics, emphasize more than just the challenges that Black communities face. They offer reasons for hope and perseverance in the face of adversity.Importantly, this volume also serves to celebrate the legacy of Black psychiatric leaders, elevate the contributions of today's professionals, and inspire an entirely new generation.

Edition details

• Publisher: American Psychiatric Association Publishing
• Publication date: 2023
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1615374701
• ISBN 13: 9781615374700
• Binding: Hardcover
• Number of pages: 277
• Editor: Norris MD Donna M., Primm MD MPH Annelle B.