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Record Nr.

UNINA9910797120703321

Autore

Hastings Julia F (Julia Faye), <1969->

Titolo

African Americans and depression : signs, awareness, treatments, and interventions / / Julia F. Hastings, Lani V. Jones and Pamela P. Martin

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Lanham, Maryland ; ; London, [England] : , : Rowman & Littlefield Publishers, , 2015

©2015

ISBN

1-4422-3032-0

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (134 p.)

Disciplina

616.85/27008996073

Soggetti

Depression - United States

Depression, Mental - United States

African Americans

Community mental health services - United States

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

Contents; Preface; Acknowledgments; 1 Understanding the Signs of Depression; 2 Permission to Heal; 3 Dealing with Mental Illness; 4 Paying for Treatment; 5 Concluding Remarks; Appendix; Bibliography; Notes; Index

Sommario/riassunto

<span><span style=""font-style:italic;"">African Americans and Depression</span><span> explores the realities of depression among African Americans, and the various ways in which sufferers and their families address, or don't address, it. The text provides guidance for understanding the illness, offers suggestions on how to heal and recover holistically, and pathways for getting help.</span></span>