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Book Review: Black Psychiatrists and American Psychiatry. Edited by Jeanne Spurlock. American Psychiatric Press, Washington, D.C., 1999, 228 pp., $28

Book Review: Black Psychiatrists and American Psychiatry. Edited by Jeanne Spurlock. American... Annals of Clinical Psychiatry, Vol. 12, No. 4, 2000 Book Reviews Black Psychiatrists and American Psychiatry. Edited practices in organized medicine, has traditionally by Jeanne Spurlock. American Psychiatric Press, counted a number of prominent African American Washington, D.C., 1999, 228 pp., $28. psychiatrists among its leaders. Within the APA, the Committee on Black Psychiatrists has made many This book was edited by the late Jeanne Spur- contributions to the fight against discrimination and lock, a very active African American psychiatrist who to the cause of improving access to mental health held numerous positions in academia as well as within services for African Americans and other minorities. the American Psychiatric Association, where she was Chapter 2 chronicles the development of a depart- Deputy Medical Director and Director of the Office ment of psychiatry in a general hospital, specifically of Minority Affairs. Harlem Hospital in New York, a process full of diffi- The book gathers contributions by prominent culties, but marked by many major accomplishments African American psychiatrists who work in different such as support by Columbia University, the develop- fields, precisely with the intent of documenting the ment of a training program, and a community psychi- involvement of Black psychiatrists http://www.deepdyve.com/assets/images/DeepDyve-Logo-lg.png Annals of Clinical Psychiatry Springer Journals

Book Review: Black Psychiatrists and American Psychiatry. Edited by Jeanne Spurlock. American Psychiatric Press, Washington, D.C., 1999, 228 pp., $28

Caracci, Giovanni
Annals of Clinical Psychiatry , Volume 12 (4) – Oct 8, 2004
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Springer Journals
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Copyright © 2000 by American Academy of Clinical Psychiatrists
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Medicine & Public Health; Neurology; Psychiatry; Psychopharmacology
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1040-1237
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Annals of Clinical Psychiatry, Vol. 12, No. 4, 2000 Book Reviews Black Psychiatrists and American Psychiatry. Edited practices in organized medicine, has traditionally by Jeanne Spurlock. American Psychiatric Press, counted a number of prominent African American Washington, D.C., 1999, 228 pp., $28. psychiatrists among its leaders. Within the APA, the Committee on Black Psychiatrists has made many This book was edited by the late Jeanne Spur- contributions to the fight against discrimination and lock, a very active African American psychiatrist who to the cause of improving access to mental health held numerous positions in academia as well as within services for African Americans and other minorities. the American Psychiatric Association, where she was Chapter 2 chronicles the development of a depart- Deputy Medical Director and Director of the Office ment of psychiatry in a general hospital, specifically of Minority Affairs. Harlem Hospital in New York, a process full of diffi- The book gathers contributions by prominent culties, but marked by many major accomplishments African American psychiatrists who work in different such as support by Columbia University, the develop- fields, precisely with the intent of documenting the ment of a training program, and a community psychi- involvement of Black psychiatrists

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