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    1. Demographic correlates of psychological well-being and distress among older African Americans and Caribbean Black adults

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    Collection:
    Black Caribbean Literature (BCL)
    Contributers:
    Lincoln,Karen D. (Author), Taylor,Robert Joseph (Author), Chae,David H. (Author), and Chatters,Linda M. (Author)
    Format:
    Journal Article
    Publication Date:
    2010
    Location:
    African American Research Center, Library, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
    Journal Title:
    Best Practices in Mental Health: An International Journal
    Journal Title Details:
    6(1) : 103-126
    Notes:
    This study examines the demographic correlates of psychological distress and psychological well-being among older African American and black Caribbean adults.

    2. The impact of 'racism' on the Dissociative Experiences Scale

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    Collection:
    Black Caribbean Literature (BCL)
    Contributers:
    De Maynard,V. A. (Author)
    Format:
    Journal Article
    Publication Date:
    2010
    Published:
    United Kingdom: Taylor & Francis
    Location:
    African American Research Center, Library, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
    Journal Title:
    International Journal of Culture and Mental Health
    Journal Title Details:
    3(2) : 77-95
    Notes:
    Despite the difficulty differentiating between the symptomology of dissociative disorders and schizophrenia, Black people of African and Caribbean descent in the UK continue to be diagnosed with schizophrenia and over-represented within the mental health care system. The reasons why remain illusive; however, some researchers have begun asking whether racism plays an integral part. Given that Black people often given racism as a contributing factor to their mental state, and the difficulty differentiating between the symptomology of dissociative disorders and schizophrenia, this study examined the relation between mental representations that might be indicative of the subjective experience of racism and dissociative experiences as evidence of a trauma-related response.