Book contents
- Promoting Black Women’s Mental Health
- Promoting Black Women’s Mental Health
- Copyright page
- Contents
- Figures
- Tables
- Contributors
- Introduction
- Part I Black Women in Context
- 1 A Study of Black Women and Psychotherapy
- 2 Social Determinants of Health and Mental Health for Black Women
- 3 Black Girlhood: Developmental Experiences of Black Women
- 4 Stereotypes of Black Women: Clinical Implications
- 5 Black Women and Trauma
- Part II Therapy Contexts
- Part III Core Themes in Black Women’s Stress and Distress
- Part IV Helping Black Women Recover and Thrive
- Appendix
- Index
- References
1 - A Study of Black Women and Psychotherapy
from Part I - Black Women in Context
Published online by Cambridge University Press: 22 June 2023
Book contents
- Promoting Black Women’s Mental Health
- Promoting Black Women’s Mental Health
- Copyright page
- Contents
- Figures
- Tables
- Contributors
- Introduction
- Part I Black Women in Context
- 1 A Study of Black Women and Psychotherapy
- 2 Social Determinants of Health and Mental Health for Black Women
- 3 Black Girlhood: Developmental Experiences of Black Women
- 4 Stereotypes of Black Women: Clinical Implications
- 5 Black Women and Trauma
- Part II Therapy Contexts
- Part III Core Themes in Black Women’s Stress and Distress
- Part IV Helping Black Women Recover and Thrive
- Appendix
- Index
- References
Summary
The Black Women and Psychotherapy Study lays a foundation for our ideas. We report findings from a mixed-method study of the psychotherapy viewpoints and experiences of Black women. This research involved more than 227 Black women of varied ages, from all across the United States, who responded to our survey on psychotherapy. This chapter reporting study results and provides an empirical basis for the approach we take to improving the therapy experiences of Black women. Several key metrics from the study are also integrated into other chapters.
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- Promoting Black Women's Mental HealthWhat Practitioners Should Know and Do, pp. 21 - 40Publisher: Cambridge University PressPrint publication year: 2023
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