Psychological Health of Women of Color: Intersections Challenges and Opportunities (Women's Psychology)

About this book

This work serves to celebrate the strengths of women of color identify unique opportunities and examine the specific challenges and issues of this group. Psychological Health of Women of Color: Intersections Challenges and Opportunities is an anthology that examines core issues of women of colors emotional health and well-being. Organized by subject the work comprises contributions from noted experts on the psychological health of women of color. The book analyzes the life stages of women of color: childhood adolescence adulthood and old age. It serves to address the challenges women of color face in the forms of physical health violence substance abuse psychopharmacology and legal/forensic issues as well as to highlight diverse identity intersections and opportunities for women of color. The section on intersections of identity discusses the psychological health of lesbians of color multiracial women female immigrants of color women with disabilities and working mid-career women while high achievers leaders mentors athletes artists and spiritual individuals among women of color are addressed in the section on opportunities.