Measuring the Effects of Racism: Guidelines for the Assessment and Treatment of Race-Based Traumatic Stress Injury

by Robert T Carter, Alex L Pieterse, Robert T. Carter

Book Overview

A large body of research has established a causal relationship between experiences of racial discrimination and adverse effects on mental and physical health. In Measuring the Effects of Racism, Robert T. Carter and Alex L. Pieterse offer a manual for mental health professionals on how to understand, assess, and treat the effects of racism as a psychological injury.

Carter and Pieterse provide guidance on how to recognize the psychological...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0231193076
• ISBN13: 9780231193078
• Release Date: July 2020
• Publisher: Columbia University Press
• Length: 432 Pages
• Weight: 1.30 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.1" x 5.8" x 8.9"