Psychiatric Problems and Cultural Transitions in Alaska

Demographic characteristics of 105 Alaska Native patients referred for psychiatric evaluation are reviewed. Reasons for the referral are discussed and the psychiatric findings according to the DSM-II classification of the American Psychiatric Association are summarized. Particular attention is paid...

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Bibliographic Details
Published in:ARCTIC
Main Author: Bloom, Joseph D.
Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
Language:English
Published: The Arctic Institute of North America 1972
Subjects:
Icebreaking
Ice pressure
Ice-structure interaction
Louis S. St. Laurent (Ship)
Manhattan (Ship)
Marine transportation
Pressure ridges
Sea ice
Winds
Baffin Bay-Davis Strait
Baffin Bay
Arctic
Baffin
Davis Strait
Alaska
Online Access:https://journalhosting.ucalgary.ca/index.php/arctic/article/view/66014
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Summary:Demographic characteristics of 105 Alaska Native patients referred for psychiatric evaluation are reviewed. Reasons for the referral are discussed and the psychiatric findings according to the DSM-II classification of the American Psychiatric Association are summarized. Particular attention is paid to the socio-cultural environments from which the patients came. The patient population is dominated by women whose "career" seems to be distinctly different from that of the men in the sample. The pertinent psychological and anthropological literature is presented to give current conceptual models for understanding psychiatric problems in the cross-cultural framework.

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