Christina A. Downey, Edward C. Chang

Broschiertes Buch

Substance Use Disorders in Underserved Ethnic and Racial Groups

Using Diversity to Help Individuals Thrive

Herausgeber: Downey, Christina A; Chang, Edward C

Beschreibung

Examining substance use within communities of color, the analysis delves into cultural dynamics impacting Black, Latino, Asian American, and Indigenous populations. Revealing how historical trauma, colonialism and systemic inequities shape care challenges, it offers culturally tailored assessment and treatment strategies.

Autor

Christina A. Downey, PhD, is assistant vice-chancellor for academic affairs and student success and associate professor of psychology at Indiana University Kokomo. She has published articles on various topics in journals like Eating Behaviors, Psychology amp amp Health, the Scandinavian Journal of Psychology, and The Journal of Effective Teaching and has published several chapters on positive psychology. She also serves on the editorial board of Cognitive Therapy and Research. Dr. Downey was coeditor of the  Handbook of Race and Development in Mental Health, Positive Psychology in Racial and Ethnic Groups, and Treating Depression, Anxiety, and Stress in Ethnic and Racial Groups.   Edward C. Chang, PhD, is a professor of psychology and social work and a faculty associate in Asian/Pacific Islander American Studies at the University of Michigan, Ann Arbor. He served as a program evaluator for the Michigan Department of Community Health amp ndash Social Determinants of Health, working with the Asian Center of Southeast Michigan. Dr. Chang also serves as an associate editor of Cognitive Therapy and Research. He has published nearly 2 empirical and scholarly works focusing on optimism and pessimism, perfectionism, loneliness, social problem solving, and cultural influences on behavior, including the coedited book Motivation and Morality: A Multidisciplinary Approach.

Produktdetails

• Cultural, Racial, and Ethnic Psychology Series
• Verlag: American Psychological Association
• Seitenzahl: 348
• Erscheinungstermin: 13. Februar 2024
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 252mm x 176mm x 20mm
• Gewicht: 640g
• ISBN-13: 9781433836589
• ISBN-10: 1433836580
• Artikelnr.: 68542787