These 15 essays by leading psychiatrists, sociologists, educators, demographers, and health administrators are organized into four parts: "Overview,""Clinical Context,""Social Context," and "Action Context." Part I includes: "Racism and Mental Health as a Field of Thought and Action," Bernard M. Kramer; and, "Historical Perspectives on Mental Health and Racism in the United States," Charles Prudhomme and David F. Musto. Part II includes: "Racism and Psychotherapy," Charles A. Pinderhughes; "Some Emotional Consequences of Racism for Whites," John A. Ordway; "Some Consequences of Racism for Children," J. Spurlock; and, "Racism and Mental Health Services," Claudewell S. Thomas and James P. Comer. Part III includes: "Black Women in a Racist Society," Jacquelyne Johnson Jackson;"Racism and the Mental Health of White Americans: a Social Psychological View," Thomas F. Pettigrew; "Self-Concept in White and Black Children," Gloria Johnson Powell. Part IV includes: "Positive Mental Health in the Black Community: the Black Liberation Movement," Preston Wilcox; "The Formation of the Black Psychiatrists of America," Chester M. Pierce; "Key Issues in Developing a National Minoirty Mental Health Program at NIMH, Frank M. Ochberg and Bertram S. Brown. (JM)