Ethnic Minority Mental Health Strengths in the United States

Laura Kohn-Wood; S. Pollard; R. Becker Herbst; D. K. Birichi

doi:10.1016/B978-0-12-397045-9.00155-5

Ethnic Minority Mental Health Strengths in the United States

Laura Kohn-Wood, S. Pollard, R. Becker Herbst, D. K. Birichi

Education and Psychological Studies

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Abstract

Persistent epidemiological evidence for racial health disparities has received significant attention. Less understood is the data showing reduced risk for several psychiatric disorders among Blacks and Latinos in the United States in comparison to Whites. This paradox is explored by examining several underlying explanations such as underreporting or cultural issues in assessment. Primarily, however, this review centers on the evidence for several forms of resilience among Blacks and Latinos that may serve as protective factors for mental health, including religion and spirituality, racial or ethnic identity, and culturally based coping strategies developed as a function of marginalized status.

Original language	English (US)
Title of host publication	Encyclopedia of Mental Health
Subtitle of host publication	Second Edition
Publisher	Elsevier Inc.
Pages	149-160
Number of pages	12
ISBN (Electronic)	9780123970459
ISBN (Print)	9780123977533
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1016/B978-0-12-397045-9.00155-5
State	Published - Jan 1 2015

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Keywords

African Americans
Blacks
Coping
Culture
Disparities
Ethnic identity
Hispanic
Latinos
Mental health
Paradox
Protective factors
Racial identity
Religion
Spirituality
Strengths

ASJC Scopus subject areas

Psychology(all)

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Kohn-Wood, L., Pollard, S., Becker Herbst, R., & Birichi, D. K. (2015). Ethnic Minority Mental Health Strengths in the United States. In Encyclopedia of Mental Health: Second Edition (pp. 149-160). Elsevier Inc.. https://doi.org/10.1016/B978-0-12-397045-9.00155-5

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