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Psychotherapy for Blacks
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Psychotherapy for Blacks
Examines historical & socio-cultural factors leading to under-utilization of mental health services by blacks. Discusses dsorders, treatments, crises, economics, and white vs. black therapists.
2,250 words (approx. 9 pages) |
11 sources |
1989
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"Black American mental health clients have been found to underutilize mental health services and have significantly fewer treatment sessions than whites (Vernon & Roberts, 1982). What factors contribute to this situation? What are the cultural, social and economic considerations present in the psychotherapeutic process with blacks? This research will briefly touch on some of the issues involved in delivering psychotherapy to the black population.Differential Diagnosis
Psychiatric diagnosis reflects social attitudes, and its source can be traced historically. The first recorded evidence of mental illness among blacks was noted during the period of slavery, when two psychiatric syndromes specifically related to blacks were advanced. In 1851, a treatise entitled "Diseases...""
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Psychotherapy for Blacks (2012, January 15). Retrieved February 13, 2012, from http://www.academon.com/Essay-Psychotherapy-for-Blacks/17939
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"Psychotherapy for Blacks" 15 January 2012. Web. 13 Feb. 2012. <http://www.academon.com/Essay-Psychotherapy-for-Blacks/17939>
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