Bookedited by Donna M. Norris, Annelle B. Primm.
Summary: "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."-- Provided by publisher.
Contents:
Conditions affecting life in black communities. Public health and mental health disparities in Black communities : challenges for American psychiatry / June Jackson Christmas, Donna M. Norris, Annelle B. Primm
The highs and lows of public health practice / David Satcher
Why economic disparities matter in mental health / Hassell H. McClellan
African americans and substance use / H. Westley Clark
Black psychiatrists responding to the mental health impact of natural and human-caused disasters and systemic inequities / Annelle B. Primm
Responding to the realities of racism. Application of an emotional competence framework to racism / Loma K. Flowers
Centering blackness in mental health equity / Michelle P. Durham
The media is the message : film and tv influences on Black mental health / Keith Hermanstyne
A call to research. The work and legacy of Dr. Carl Bell Part 1: Building a better village / Johnny Williamson
Part 2: Public health efforts / Ruth S. Shim
Will advances in research address racial disparities? / Williams Lawson
Identities at the intersections of race, gender, and mental illness: remembering Chester Pierce / Pamela Y. Collins, Nicola Park
Racism, leadership, and organized psychiatry. Reflections on the origin of the Black psychiatrists of America / James P. Comer
The urgency of responsible leadership in American psychiatry : racial bias and the biopsychosocial crises impacting mental health in communities of color / Donna M. Norris
The caravan moves on : from Solomon Carter Fuller to psychiatry in the twenty-first century / Altha J. Stewart
Nigrescence and the future of American psychiatry / Stephen A. McLeod-Bryant - Appendix. Solomon Carter Fuller award lecturers.