Informal and formal mental health: preliminary qualitative findings

• Published in: International Journal of Circumpolar Health
• Main Authors: Linda O'Neill, Serena George, Corinne Koehn, Blythe Shepard
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: Taylor & Francis Group 2013
• Subjects: northern; mental health; formal and informal practitioners; qualitative research; Arctic medicine. Tropical medicine; RC955-962; Arctic; British Columbia; Canada; Northwest Territories; Yukon; Circumpolar Health; International Journal of Circumpolar Health
• Online Access: https://doi.org/10.3402/ijch.v72i0.21203; https://doaj.org/article/b6c4de6c6418413387c5a8245416c9bb

Background . Northern-based research on mental health support, no matter the specific profession, helps to inform instruction of new practitioners and practitioners already working in rural or isolated conditions. Understanding the complexities of northern mental health support not only benefits cli...