In and out of our right minds : the mental health of African American women / edited by Diane R. Brown and Verna M. Keith.
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New York :
Columbia University Press,
[2003]
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Table of Contents:
- Part I. Introduction. A conceptual model of mental well-being for African American women / Diane R. Brown
- Part II. Mental health and mental illness among African American women. The epidemiology of mental disorder and mental health among African American women / Diane R. Brown and Verna M. Keith
- Part III. Race, gender, and cultural influences on the mental well-being of African American women. (Dis)respected and (dis)regarded: experiences of racism and psychological distress / Diane R. Brown, Verna M. Keith, James S. Jackson, and Lwarence E. Gary
- Violence and mental health / Evelyn L. Barbee
- Color matters: the importance of skin tone for African American women's self-concept in black and white America / Verna M. Keith and Maxine S. Thompson
- Part IV. Social roles, social statuses, and the mental well-being of African American women. Intimate relationships and psychological well-being / M. Belinda Tucker
- Low-income single black mothers: the influence of nonresident fathers' presence on mental well-being / Aurora P. Jackson
- Sho' me the money: the relationship between social class and mental health among married black women / Pamela B. Jackson
- Life ain't been no crystal stair: employment, job conditions, and life satisfaction among African American women / Anna L. Riley and Verna M. Keith
- Multiple social roles and multiple stressors for black women / Diane R. Brown and Donna L. Cochran
- Part V. Keeping on ... keeping on. Keeping the faith: religion, stress, and psychological well-being among African American women / Karen D. Lincoln and Linda M. Chatters
- The benefits and costs of social support for African American women / Beverly A. Gray and Verna M. Keith
- Patterns of mental health services utilization among black women / Cleopatra H. Caldwell
- Part VI. Conclusion. In and out of our right minds: strengths, vulnerabilities, and the mental well-being of African American women / Verna M. Keith.