Social (In)Justice and Mental Health
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Overview
The book is hands-on, with topics mental health clinicians will find timely and relevant: • The role of social injustice and specific diagnoses and conditions, including substance use disorders, schizophrenia, personality disorders, and child trauma, is covered. For example, research has shown that white psychiatrists are more likely to over diagnose schizophrenia in Black patients, and this diagnostic bias may partly account for Black men being involuntarily committed to mental institutions in higher numbers.• The authors advocate for research that prioritizes the needs of participants and communities, rather than the needs of institutions, and focuses on structural, not individual-level, differences.• Accompaniment, an important strategy for infusing social justice into clinical practice, is described and modeled. This process of radical empathy—of trying to minimize power dynamics in clinical relationships by listening, witnessing, and advocating with patients—is critically important in confronting mental health inequities. • The inadequacy of current medical and mental health education and training in countering the powerful forces of social injustice in mental health is discussed in detail. The authors emphasize that change requires adopting an active practice of self-study and self-reflection, and accordingly, a list of self-study resources, consisting of books, documentaries, podcasts, and TED talks, is provided to further the reader's knowledge and awareness. • Of further assistance are the chapter-ending "Questions for Self-Reflection," which challenge mental health clinicians to examine their own attitudes and preconceived ideas about race, poverty, disabilities, and privilege.
Social (In)Justice and Mental Health addresses the context in which mental health care is delivered, strategies for raising consciousness in the mental health profession, and ways to improve treatment while redressing injustice. Clinicians owe it to themselves, their patients, and their profession to read—and heed—this important work.
Product Details
ISBN-13: | 9781615373383 |
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Publisher: | American Psychiatric Association Publishing |
Publication date: | 12/09/2020 |
Edition description: | New Edition |
Pages: | 298 |
Sales rank: | 634,062 |
Product dimensions: | 6.00(w) x 9.00(h) x 0.63(d) |
Age Range: | 18 Years |
About the Author
Sarah Y. Vinson, M.D. is Founder and Principal Consultant of Lorio Forensics and Associate Professor of Psychiatry and Pediatrics at Morehouse School of Medicine in Atlanta, Georgia.
Table of Contents
Contributors xi
Foreword xv
Prologue xix
Preface xxi
Part I Foundations of Social Injustice
1 Social (In)Justice and Mental Health Ruth S. Shim, M.D., M.P.H. Sarah Y. Vinson, M.D. 3
2 Social Injustice and the.Social Determinants of Mental Health Ruth S. Shim, M.D., M.P.H. Michael T. Compton, M.D., M.P.H. 13
3 Social Injustice and Mental Health Inequities Sonya M. Shadravan, M.D. Nicolás E. Barceló, M.D. 31
4 Social Injustice and Structural Racism Matthew L. Edwards, M.D. Samuel Ricardo Saenz, M.D., M.P.H. Roy Collins, M.D., M.P.H. Belinda Bandstra, M.D., M.A. 47
Part II Systems and Structures
5 Social Injustice and the Schooling System Tiffani Marie, Ph.D. Brennin Y. Brown, M.D. 65
6 Social Injustice and the Child Welfare System Melissa D. Carter, J.D. Courtney L. McMickens, M.D., M.P.H., M.H.S. 79
7 Social Injustice and Urban Development Jacob Michael Izenberg, M.D. Mindy Thompson Fullilove, M.D. 95
8 Social Injustice and the Carceral System LeRoy E. Reese, Ph.D. Seyi O. Amosu, Ph.D. Sarah Y. Vinson, M.D. 111
9 Social Injustice and the Health Care System Michelle Ko, M.D., Ph.D. Angie Lisbeth Cruz M.H.S. Janet R. Cummings, Ph.D. 125
Part III Diagnoses and Conditions
10 Social Injustice and Substance Use Disorders Jessica Isom, M.D., M.P.H. Sonya M. Shadravan, M.D. Melvin Wilson, M.B.A., L.C.S.W. 145
11 Social Injustice and Schizophrenia Khalima A. Bolden, Ph.D. Poh Choo How, M.D., Ph.D. Swati Rao, M.D. Deidre M. Anglin, Ph.D. 157
12 Social Injustice and Personality Disorders David Freedman, Ph.D. George W. Woods, M.D., LFAPA 171
13 Social Injustice and Child Trauma Walter E. Wilson, Jr., M.D., M.H.A. Nicole Cotton, M.D. Sarah Y Vinson, M.D. 189
Part IV Achieving Mental Health Equity
14 Social Justice and Mental Health System Reform Phillip Murray, M.D., M.P.H. Ruth S. Shim, M.D., M.P.H. 211
15 Social Justice and Advocacy Kali D. Cyrus, M.D., M.P.H. Sarah Y. Vinson, M.D. 225
16 Social Justice and Mental Health: A Call to Action Sarah Y. Vinson, M.D. Ruth S. Shim, M.D., M.P.H. 239
Index 253