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Does Coping Matter? Coping and Chronic Physiological Distress Among Aging U.S. Black and White Men
(2018)
Chronic physiological distress accelerates biological aging and is linked to chronic disease and premature mortality. Physiological distress biomarkers, such as cortisol, represent a key proximal outcome of stress and ...
A Critical Examination of the Environmental Mastery Scale
(Springer Netherlands, 2006-10)
The Psychological well being Inventory (PWBI) is a multidimensional instrument that has enjoyed widespread use in a variety of research initiatives, from small-scale studies to national surveys. Recent empirical investigation ...
Violence Against Women: Synthesis of Research on Offender Interventions
(National Institute of Justice, U.S. Department of Justice, 2003)
This report provides an overview of the latest research on interventions for men who assault women—wives, girlfriends, and acquaintances. The assaults may be physical or sexual, and they almost always involve psychological ...
Coping with voices: A group approach for managing auditory hallucinations.
(Routledge, 2006-12)
This article describes a group intervention designed to help people with severe mental illnesses cope with auditory hallucinations. Each session is comprised of both a supportive discussion and skills training. The skills ...
Church-based social support and suicidality among African Americans and Black Caribbeans
(2011)
This study explores the relationship between church-based informal social support and lifetime prevalence of suicide ideation and attempts within a representative national sample of African American and Black Caribbean ...
Improving the Living, Learning, and Thriving of Young Black Men: A Conceptual Framework for Reflection and Projection
(2019)
Black men experience disproportionate mental health challenges due to their exposure to severe psychosocial stressors. Yet, the mental health challenges of Black men have largely been left out of national conversations. ...
The National Survey of American Life: a study of racial, ethnic and cultural influences on mental disorders and mental health
(John Wiley & Sons, Ltd., 2004-11)
The objectives of the National Survey of American Life (NSAL) are to investigate the nature, severity, and impairment of mental disorders among national samples of the black and non-Hispanic white (n = 1,006) populations ...