Addressing Aboriginal mental health issues on the Tiwi Islands

Australasian Psychiatry

Volumn 15, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 310-314

  Norris, Glenn ^a   Parker, Robert ^b   Beaver, Carol ^c   van Konkelenberg, Jude ^c  

^a Tiwi Health Board   (Australia)

^b FLINDERS UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^c Fresbout Consulting Pty Ltd   (Australia)

Author keywords

Aboriginal mental health; Empowerment; Rural and remote psychiatry; Tiwi Islands

Indexed keywords

ABORIGINE; AUSTRALIA; CULTURAL FACTOR; EMPOWERMENT; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HEALTH CARE FINANCING; HEALTH CARE NEED; HUMAN; MEDICAL DECISION MAKING; MEDICAL INFORMATION; MENTAL HEALTH CARE; MENTAL HEALTH SERVICE; NEEDS ASSESSMENT; PSYCHOSOCIAL CARE; REVIEW; RURAL HEALTH CARE; TRANSCULTURAL CARE;

AUSTRALIA; COMMUNITY MENTAL HEALTH SERVICES; DELIVERY OF HEALTH CARE; FORECASTING; HEALTH SERVICES NEEDS AND DEMAND; HEALTH SURVEYS; HUMANS; LEADERSHIP; MENTAL DISORDERS; OCEANIC ANCESTRY GROUP; PATIENT CARE TEAM; POWER (PSYCHOLOGY); PSYCHIATRY; RURAL POPULATION;

EID: 34447536311     PISSN: 10398562     EISSN: 14401665     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/10398560701441687     Document Type: Review

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