Determinants of Minority Mental Health and Wellness

"There have been numerous books published relating to minority mental health. Most of these have approached the topic from either of two perspectives. They may focus on specific minority populations and within each such section, discuss the mental illnesses affecting that population and the risk factors for mental illness. Alternatively, books have been organized around specific mental illness diagnoses and within each such discussion, have addressed the specific illness with reference to minority populations.This proposed text utilizes a completely different approach. First, we focus on minority mental health and wellness and, as such, addresses not only recognized risk factors for mental illness within specific minority populations, but also the protective factors and strategies to prevent mental illness. Second, the book will be organized around the determinants of mental health and wellness, using as a foundation Bronfenbrenner's model that considers determinants of health at the macrosocial, exosystemic, microsystemic (e.g., family) and ontogenic (individual) levels."

Health and Wellness.- City Living and Mental Health in History.- Mental Health, Mental Health Courts, and Minorities.- Migration and Mental Health.- Media, Minorities, and the Stigma of Mental Illness.- Minority Mental Health and Wellness: A Perspective from Health Care Systems.- Social Support, Mental Health, Minorities, and Acculturative Stress.- Religion and Mental Health Among Minorities and Immigrants in the U.S..- Cultural Considerations Regarding Perspectives on Mental Illness and Healing.- Gender and Minority Mental Health: The Case of Body Image.- Family Determinants of Minority Mental Health and Wellness.- Family-Focused Psychoeducational Programs for Minorities with Serious Mental Illness.- Socioeconomic Status: Risks and Resilience.- Psychiatric Genetics-An Update.- Substance Abuse in Minority Populations.- Neurocognitive Testing of Minorities in Mental Health Settings.- Stress and Resilience.- Methodological Challenges in Research on the Determinants of Minority Mental Health and Wellness.