Racism and Mental Health: Prejudice and Suffering

1. Feeling for Racism
2. Race and Racial Discourse
3. Prejudicial Beliefs: Their Nature and Expression
4. Psycho-social and Psycho-political Aspects of Racism
5. The Legacy of Frantz Fanon and Contemporary Representations of Racism and Mind
6. Racism, Social Exclusion and Mental Health: A Black User’s Perspective
7. Understanding Racism in Mental Health
8. Scientific Racism
9. Racism in Psychiatry: Paradigm Lost – Paradigm Regained
10. Please Don’t Let Me Be Misunderstood: Importance of Acknowledging Racial and Cultural Differences
11. London’s Ethnic Minorities and the Provision of Mental Health Services
12. The Primary Functions of Racial Prejudice are Psychological and Cultural. The Primary Functions of Racism are Economic and Political
13. Contemporary Dilemmas
14. The Future of Mental Health Care: Essential Elements

Investigating the impact of racism (both conscious and unconscious) in mental health settings, this book covers individual clinical encounters and the broader picture of service provision