To my sons, Jason and Alexander
and
To my parents, Willie and Mary Smith

Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data

Handbook of mental health and mental disorder among Black Americans /
edited by Dorothy S. Ruiz; foreword by James P. Comer.

p. cm.

Includes bibliographical references (p. ).

ISBN 0-313-26330-2 (lib. bdg. : alk. paper)

1. Afro-Americans--Mental health. 2. Cultural psychiatry-- United
States. I. Ruiz, Dorothy S.

RC451.5.N4H36 1990

362.2′089′96073--dc20 89-71401

British Library Cataloguing in Publication Data is available.

Copyright © 1990 by Dorothy S. Ruiz

All rights reserved. No portion of this book may be
reproduced, by any process or technique, without the
express written consent of the publisher.

Library of Congress Catalog Card Number: 89-71401

ISBN: 0-313-26330-2

First published in 1990

Greenwood Press, 88 Post Road West, Westport, CT 06881

An imprint of Greenwood Publishing Group, Inc.

Printed in the United States of America

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The paper used in this book complies with the
Permanent Paper Standard issued by the National
Information Standards Organization (Z39.48-1984).

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