Mental Health among African Americans

In Mental Health among African Americans: Innovations in Research and Practice, Erlanger A. Turner presents a new theoretical framework that emphasizes culturally sensitive clinical practices and Afrocentric values in order to address the lower rates of African Americans seeking medical treatment in the United States.

Erlanger A. Turner is assistant professor of psychology at Pepperdine University.

Chapter 1 - Ethical Dilemmas in Psychology Chapter 2 - Discrimination and Race-Related Stress Chapter 3 - The Four A's of Treatment Initiation Chapter 4 - Clinical Practice with African American Clients Chapter 5 - African American Cultural Values Chapter 6 - Defining the Future of Research and Clinical Practice