Includes bibliographical references (pages 167-168) and index.
Contents
Prologue: Brothers remembered -- Introduction: Posttraumatic slavery syndrome -- "He didn't seem depressed": faces behind the numbers -- Suicide in black and white: theories and statistics -- "Boy, you must be crazy": racism's historic impact on black physical and mental health -- Hoping and coping: expectation versus reality for African-Americans -- "Stay strong": the legacy of bearing up -- Blacks and victim-precipitated homicide: "Suicide by cop," fatalistic behavior, and mental illness -- "He went out like a man"; "She was a strong sistah": questions about the suicide gap among black men and women -- The road ahead: society's role in prevention and treatment -- Casting off the burden: where to find help.
