Determinants of minority mental health and wellness

Chapter authors explore risk and protective factors at four levels. Macrosocial: political/legal, urbanization/migration, health care systems, and the media. Exosystemic: healing traditions, religion/spirituality, social support, education, gender, subgroups, discrimination. Microsystemic: family dynamics, socioeconomic status. Ontogenic: genetics, mental illness, cognitive functioning, stress/resilience, substance use/abuse. Plus critical discussion is included on, methodological challenges in conducting research, why social systems often fall short and what we can do to improve them.

שנה

2009

שפה

English

הוצאה

Springer

מהדורות

2

עמודים

396

ISBN

9780387756585

מקור הנתונים: Wikidata