Chester Pierce's list of accomplishments was second to none:
graduate of Harvard University and Harvard Medical School,
president of the American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology,
president of the American Orthopsychiatric Association, founding
national chair of the Black Psychiatrists of America, and namesake
of the American Psychiatric Association's Human Rights Award.
Moreover, his musings about racism as an environmental pollutant,
of the daily microtrauma that racially oppressed individuals
endure, are foundational to modern mental health. But who was the
man behind the numerous professional achievements and seminal
theories? And what can knowledge of his life, when evaluated in
conjunction with his profound impact on psychiatry, reveal about
the Black experience? First published in 1998 and reprinted here
with a new introduction, this collection of interactive discussions
between Ezra Griffith and Chester Pierce takes readers on a journey
through different stages of Pierce's life, including the following:
• His upbringing in the Long Island community of Glen Cove• His
undergraduate years at Harvard, including his athletic pursuits,
membership in the Alpha Phi Alpha fraternity, and early married
life with Patsy Blanchet• His training at the University of
Cincinnati and experiences as a Navy psychiatrist• His time at
the Oklahoma Veterans Administration Hospital What emerges is more
than just a portrait of one particularly determined and talented
man's path to achievement in the face of individual and
institutional obstacles. We find distinct methods of managing the
stress of racial discrimination. There is also a new way to
approach narratives about Black lives. Anyone interested in gaining
a greater understanding of how to evaluate the salience of race
matters in people's lives and develop therapeutic approaches to
coping with the stress will find this a particularly revelatory
resource.
General
Imprint: |
American Psychiatric Publishing Inc
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Country of origin: |
United States |
Release date: |
September 2022 |
Authors: |
Ezra E.H. Griffith
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Dimensions: |
229 x 150 x 14mm (L x W x T) |
Format: |
Hardcover
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ISBN-13: |
978-1-61537-483-0 |
Categories: |
Books
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LSN: |
1-61537-483-3 |
Barcode: |
9781615374830 |
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