▪ Abstract Emerging methods in the measurement of race and ethnicity have important
implications for the field of public health. Traditionally, information on race and/or ethnicity …

Marriage and family therapists grapple with the intersection of societal influence and African
American clients' presenting problems. Questions include: what impact has the historical …

Diagnostic evaluation of psychiatric disorders in children and adolescents relies in part on
subjective interpretations of information from a clinician. Clinicians must interpret and …

Each edition of a textbook must be as vital, dynamic, and responsive to change as the field it
covers. To remain an effective teaching instrument, it must reflect the development of the …

Now in its Fourth Edition, the best-selling Assessing and Treating Culturally Diverse Clients
offers effective, practical guidelines in working with culturally diverse clients. Author and …

Background Promoting help-seeking for mental health problems can result in improved
treatment rates. For the most impact, social marketing interventions need to be tailored to …

A survey of the literature reveals that there is conceptual confusion and inconsistent and
sometimes inappropriate usage of the terms racial identity, ethnic identity, and Afrocentric …

OBJECTIVE: To review the literature on racial and ethnic disparities in behavioral health
services and present recent data, focusing on services for substance use disorders (SUD) …

Psychiatric disorder prevalence has been shown demonstrably higher among justice-
involved adolescents than youth in the general population. Yet, among arrested juveniles …

There is increasing evidence that experiencing discrimination may contribute to poor mental
health among Black Americans. However, few studies have distinguished between …