Citation

Hunter E. Aboriginal health and history: power and prejudice in remote Australia 1993; ePub(ePub): ePub.

Copyright

(Copyright © 1993)

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Abstract

This book is a systematic analysis of the sociohistorical and intercultural aspects of mental health in one remote area of Western Australia, the Kimberley. Using a timeframe that goes back to the first arrival of Europeans in the area, the author shows how the effects of social disruption, cultural dislocation and loss of power suffered by Aboriginal people since then have manifested themselves in certain behavioural patterns. Chapter 2 presents an overview of forces affecting Aborigines in the region, and chapter 3 sketches the development of health services. Chapter 4 presents material on Kimberley Aboriginal mortality over 30 yr (1957-1986). Alcohol consumption data from a questionnaire is reviewed in chapter 5. Chapter 6 assesses suicide and chapter 7 explores the non-suicidal intentional self-harm and interpersonal violence among Kimberley Aborigines. Chapter 8 addresses issues of identity and the last chapter looks at sociocultural impositions and induced change. -from Author

Language: en

Keywords

Australia; mental health; medical geography; Kimberley; Western Australia; Aboriginal population; behavioural pattern; European colonisation; socio-cultural analysis