The Royal Commission into Aboriginal Deaths in Custody (1987-1991) focused attention on the behavioural dimension of Aboriginal health and the lack of appropriate services. This book is a systematic analysis of the sociohistorical and intercultural aspects of mental health in one area of remote Australia, the Kimberly. The author shows how the effects of social disruption, cultural dislocation and loss of power suffered by Aboriginal people have manifested themselves in certain behavioural patterns. The book analyses rising mortality rates from suicide, accidents and homicide amongst Kimberley Aboriginal communities and studies the economic impact of alcohol on these communities. It also considers the role of alcohol in producing violent behaviour and affecting the general level of health.
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"...an important addition to a still small, but growing, library of books on the health of aboriginal peoples of the world." T. Kue Young, Annales CRMCC
"...there is much of value here for anyone interested in substance use and abuse, as well as for anyone interested in the impact of European contact on indigenous peoples." Stephen J. Kunitz, Medical Anthropology Quarterly
"...there is much of value here for anyone interested in substance use and abuse, as well as for anyone interested in the impact of European contact on indigenous peoples." Stephen J. Kunitz, Medical Anthropology Quarterly
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An analysis of how the effects of social disruption, cultural dislocation and loss of power suffered by Aboriginal people have manifested themselves in certain behavioural patterns.
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Beyond Australia's northern horizon, submerged by time and rising seas, is another coastline. Read the first page Key Phrases - Statistically Improbable Phrases (SIPs): (learn more)
honorary protectors, disordered ideation, constant drinkers, intermittent drinkers, severe psychological reactions, episodic drinkers, flying doctor service, current drinkers, pastoral industry, drinking status, cultural exclusion, intercultural context, cattle work Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
Western Australia, Kimberley Aborigines, Kimberley Aboriginal, Northern Territory, Royal Commission, Aboriginal Australia, Halls Creek, New South Wales, United States, Second World War, Aborigines of the Kimberley, Arnhem Land, Health Department, One Arm Point, Aboriginal Medical Service, Fitzroy Crossing, Beagle Bay, Mosquito Creek, Third World, World Health Organization, Alice Springs, Forrest River, Aborigines Department, Australian Bureau of Statistics, Commonwealth Referendum New!
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honorary protectors, disordered ideation, constant drinkers, intermittent drinkers, severe psychological reactions, episodic drinkers, flying doctor service, current drinkers, pastoral industry, drinking status, cultural exclusion, intercultural context, cattle work Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
Western Australia, Kimberley Aborigines, Kimberley Aboriginal, Northern Territory, Royal Commission, Aboriginal Australia, Halls Creek, New South Wales, United States, Second World War, Aborigines of the Kimberley, Arnhem Land, Health Department, One Arm Point, Aboriginal Medical Service, Fitzroy Crossing, Beagle Bay, Mosquito Creek, Third World, World Health Organization, Alice Springs, Forrest River, Aborigines Department, Australian Bureau of Statistics, Commonwealth Referendum New!
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