Peer reviewedERIC Number: EJ347920
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 1986
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Psychosocial Disorders of Aboriginal People of the United States and Australia.
Kahn, Marvin W.
Journal of Rural Community Psychology, v7 n1 p45-59 Sum 1986
Compares high rates of psychosocial disorders found among American Indians, Eskimos, and Australian Aborigines. Relates high rates of disorders such as alcohol abuse, depression, suicide, family instability, delinquency, and accidental death to experiences of traditional cultures with western domination. Reviews major psychosocial explanations of aboriginal alcohol excess. (LFL)
Descriptors: Acculturation, Adjustment (to Environment), Alcoholism, American Indians, Behavior Disorders, Comparative Analysis, Culture Conflict, Delinquency, Depression (Psychology), Emotional Disturbances, Eskimos, Foreign Countries, Locus of Control, Psychological Characteristics, Social Psychology, Suicide
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Information Analyses
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Audience: Support Staff; Practitioners
Language: English
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Identifiers - Location: Australia; United States
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