Citation

Hunter E. Australas. Psychiatry 2017; 25(3): 290-292.

Affiliation

Adjunct Professor, The Cairns Institute, James Cook University, Cairns, QLD, and; Adjunct Professor, School of Population Health, The University of Queensland, Brisbane, QLD, Australia.

Copyright

(Copyright © 2017, Royal Australian and New Zealand College of Psychiatrists, Publisher SAGE Publishing)

DOI

10.1177/1039856217690065

PMID

28135826

Abstract

OBJECTIVE: The aim of this paper is to outline engagement and practice principles for psychiatrists contributing to responses to critical incidents, based on three decades of experience in remote Indigenous Australia.

CONCLUSION: Psychiatrists have important roles in these settings and situations, which should be considered in advance and informed by cultivated relationships.

Language: en

Keywords

Indigenous; aboriginal; critical incident; disaster; trauma