书目名称 | Handbook of Mental Health in African American Youth |
编辑 | Alfiee M. Breland-Noble,Cheryl S. Al-Mateen,Nirbha |
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概述 | Examines the treatment of mental illness in African American youth across the socioeconomic spectrum.Discusses major issues of mental health (e.g., ADHD, depression, and generalized anxiety disorder) |
丛书名称 | Springer Series on Child and Family Studies |
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描述 | This handbook fills major gaps in the child and adolescent mental health literature by focusing on the unique challenges and resiliencies of African American youth. It combines a cultural perspective on the needs of the population with best-practice approaches to interventions. Chapters provide expert insights into sociocultural factors that influence mental health, the prevalence of particular disorders among African American adolescents, ethnically salient assessment and diagnostic methods, and the evidence base for specific models. The information presented in this handbook helps bring the field closer to critical goals: increasing access to treatment, preventing misdiagnosis and over hospitalization, and reducing and ending disparities in research and care..Topics featured in this book include:.The epidemiology of mental disorders in African American youth. .Culturally relevant diagnosis and assessment of mental illness..Uses of dialectical behavioral therapy and interpersonal therapy..Community approaches to promoting positive mental health and psychosocial well-being. .Culturally relevant psychopharmacology..Future directions for the field..The .Handbook of Mental Health in A |
出版日期 | Book 2016 |
关键词 | ADHD in African American youth; Adolescent depression in African Americans; Adolescent mood disorders |
版次 | 1 |
doi | https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-25501-9 |
isbn_softcover | 978-3-319-79803-5 |
isbn_ebook | 978-3-319-25501-9Series ISSN 2570-0421 Series E-ISSN 2570-043X |
issn_series | 2570-0421 |
copyright | Springer International Publishing Switzerland 2016 |