"I Came to Tell You of My Life": Narrative Expositions of "Mental Health" in an American Indian Community

Empowering Settings and Voices for Social Change

Volumn , Issue , 2011, Pages

  Gone, Joseph P ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN   (United States)

Author keywords

Community psychology; Egonic individualism; Gros ventre; Mental health; Narrative; Native american communities; Secular humanism; Wellness

Indexed keywords

EID: 84921259528     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book    
DOI: 10.1093/acprof:oso/9780195380576.003.0007     Document Type: Chapter

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