What Traditional Indigenous Elders Say About Cross-cultural Mental Health Training

Explore: The Journal of Science and Healing

Volumn 5, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 20-29

  Mehl Madrona, Lewis ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SASKATCHEWAN   (Canada)

^b Southwestern College   (United States)

Author keywords

Aboriginal; elder; mental health training; traditional healing

Indexed keywords

AGED; ARTICLE; CULTURAL ANTHROPOLOGY; EDUCATION PROGRAM; EVIDENCE BASED MEDICINE; EXPLORATORY RESEARCH; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; HEALTH EDUCATION; HUMAN; INDIGENT; KNOWLEDGE; MENTAL HEALTH CARE; MENTAL HEALTH SERVICE; METHODOLOGY; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; STORYTELLING; TEACHER; TRADITIONAL MEDICINE; UNITED STATES;

AGED; ARIZONA; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; CROSS-CULTURAL COMPARISON; HEALTH SERVICES, INDIGENOUS; HOLISTIC HEALTH; HUMANS; MEDICINE, TRADITIONAL; MENTAL DISORDERS; MENTAL HEALTH; MIND-BODY RELATIONS (METAPHYSICS); RURAL HEALTH; SPIRITUALITY;

EID: 57849088169     PISSN: 15508307     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.explore.2008.10.003     Document Type: Article

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