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"Freedom's just another word": aboriginal youth and mental health
1Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Health, Peninsula Health Authority, Cairns, Queensland.
The Australian and New Zealand Journal of Psychiatry
|September 1, 1995
Abstract
Objective:
The aim of the study was to review the available material on Aboriginal youth mental health, exploring certain contemporary issues.
Method:
The review covers the psychiatric and social science literature, focusing on the recent period of major social change.
Results:
The available material is severely limited, particular deficiencies being normal child development, the impact of social change and its consequences for the construction of Aboriginal identity.
Conclusion:
There is a need for more work in this area and for psychiatric engagement at a political level.