Mind Matters: A Resource Guide to Psychiatry for Black Communities is a useful resource for individuals and families affected by mental illness. The book focuses on Black communities due to the specific needs and issues of mental health in this population. These issues include inequalities in care in most settings, cultural differences in how symptoms present, concerns and common myths about illnesses that affect the mind.
Although this book is specific to the Black Community, it is a usable resource for anyone who is affected by mental illness or a family member who cares for them. The information contained in this book crosses culture and race.
Understand that mental health is seen in all communities and may cause difficulties for patients and family members who love them. When one person suffers, the family and the entire village is affected and suffers along with him or her. We hope that by the end of this book, the reader will understand how mental illness affects the individual, the family, the home, the extended family, and collectively, the community.
This book is written for the patients, families, community activists, social workers, police officers, paramedics, and first responders. It is a basic resource for building an understanding for mental health. It also useful for professionals who want to provide their patients with a resource for information and understanding of their diagnoses and what to expect in treatment and care.
Source: https://www.amazon.com/Mind-Matters-Resource-Psychiatry-Communities/dp/1979510687
