Rethinking resilience from indigenous perspectives

Canadian Journal of Psychiatry

Volumn 56, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 84-91

  Kirmayer, Laurence J ^a,b   Dandeneau, Stéphane ^c   Marshall, Elizabeth ^d,e   Phillips, Morgan Kahentonni ^f   Williamson, Karla Jessen ^g  

^a MCGILL UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^b MCGILL UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^c UNIVERSITÉ DU QUÉBEC À MONTRÉAL   (Canada)

^d Treaty Beneficiary Association   (Canada)

^e Roots of Resilience Project   (Canada)

^f MCGILL UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^g UNIVERSITY OF SASKATCHEWAN   (Canada)

Author keywords

Community mental health; Cultural concept of person; Cultural psychiatry; First nations; Historical trauma; Inuit; Mental health promotion; M tis; Narrative; Resilience

Indexed keywords

CLINICAL PRACTICE; COMMUNITY MENTAL HEALTH; CULTURAL FACTOR; CULTURAL VALUE; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HEALTH PROMOTION; HUMAN; INDIGENOUS PEOPLE; MEDICAL PRACTICE; MENTAL HEALTH; REVIEW; SOCIAL ASPECT;

EID: 79952220105     PISSN: 07067437     EISSN: 14970015     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/070674371105600203     Document Type: Review

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