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[Culture and mental illness among the Inuit of Nunavik]
https://arctichealth.org/en/permalink/ahliterature6179
Source
Sante Ment Que. 1993;18(1):53-70
Publication Type
Article
Date
1993
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Author
L J Kirmayer
E. Corin
A. Corriveau
C. Fletcher
Source
Sante Ment Que. 1993;18(1):53-70
Date
1993
Language
French
Publication Type
Article
Keywords
Adult
Attitude to Health
Culture
English Abstract
Humans
Inuits - psychology
Male
Mental Disorders - epidemiology - ethnology
Quebec
Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't
Substance-Related Disorders - ethnology
Abstract
While the major psychiatric disorders described in current nosology can be found among the Inuit of Northern Québec (Nunavik), there are important cultural influences on the symptomatology, social response and course of these disorders. A literature review, consideration of experiences with psychiatric consultation among the Inuit and the preliminary results of ongoing ethnographic research underscore the importance of the study of Inuit ethnopsychology and current attitudes toward the mentally ill in developing culturally sensitive psychiatric care.
PubMed ID
8218666
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