With the development of effective antiretroviral therapies (ART) in the mid-1990s, HIV became a treatable although serious condition, and people who are adherent to HIV medications can attain normal or near-normal life expectancies. Because of the success of ART, people...

In sub-Saharan Africa, older people make up a relatively small fraction of the total population and are supported primarily by family and other kinship networks. They have traditionally been viewed as repositories of information and wisdom, and are critical pillars...

An essential expression of Black psychology, African-centered thought unlocks a treasure trove of therapeutic healing. While Western mental health has made strides in understanding cultural trauma, it also separates Black communities from their heritage by glossing over generational wounds that...

This book explores both the existence and prevalence of addiction in South and East Africa, departing from traditional assumptions about addiction in the region. The authors employ an interdisciplinary approach to understand the actual prevalence of addiction and the forms...

A guide for eating disorder clinicians to support Black clients with the quality, trauma-informed care they deserve. Too often, Black women with eating disorders go underdiagnosed, overlooked, and unheard. Not only do they face barriers to treatment due to unjust...

How white psychiatrists pathologized African American religionsIn the decades after the end of slavery, African Americans were committed to southern state mental hospitals at higher rates as white psychiatrists listed “religious excitement” among the most frequent causes of insanity for...

Product details Publisher ‏ : ‎ Penguin Press (March 26, 2024) Language ‏ : ‎ English Hardcover ‏ : ‎ 400 pages ISBN-10 ‏ : ‎ 0593655036 ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 978-0593655030

Product details Publisher ‏ : ‎ CIP Mediendienst (March 25, 2003) Language ‏ : ‎ German Paperback ‏ : ‎ 414 pages ISBN-10 ‏ : ‎ 3932096274 ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 9783932096273