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Lay my burden down : unraveling suicide and the mental health crisis among African-Americans / Alvin F. Poussaint, Amy Alexander.
- Title
- Lay my burden down : unraveling suicide and the mental health crisis among African-Americans / Alvin F. Poussaint, Amy Alexander.
- Author
- Poussaint, Alvin F.
- Publication
- Boston : Beacon Press, [2000], ©2000.
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| Status | Format | Access | Call Number | Item Location |
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| Text | Request in advance | E185.625 .P68 2000 | Off-site |
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- Additional Authors
- Alexander, Amy, 1963-
- Description
- 194 pages; 24 cm
- Subjects
- Bibliography (note)
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- Contents
- Prologue: Brothers Remembered -- Introduction: Posttraumatic Slavery Syndrome -- 1. "He Didn't Seem Depressed": Faces behind the Numbers -- 2. Suicide in Black and White: Theories and Statistics -- 3. "Boy, You Must Be Crazy": Racism's Historic Impact on Black Physical and Mental Health -- 4. Hoping and Coping: Expectation versus Reality for African-Americans -- 5. "Stay-Strong": The Legacy of Bearing Up -- 6. Blacks and Victim-Precipitated Homicide: "Suicide by Cop," Fatalistic Behavior, and Mental Illness -- 7. "He Went Out Like a Man": "She Was a Strong Sistah": Questions about the Suicide Gap among Black Men and Women -- 8. The Road Ahead: Society's Role in Prevention and Treatment -- 9. Casting Off the Burden: Where to Find Help.
- ISBN
- 0807009601 (acid-free paper)
- LCCN
- 00008859
- Owning Institutions
- Columbia University Libraries