| Title | Issues in the psychiatric care of American Indian and Alaska Native elders |
| Publication Type | Book Chapter |
| Year of Publication | 1994 |
| Authors | Thompson, JW |
| Book Title | Ethnic minority elderly: A task force report of the American Psychiatric Association |
| Pagination | 91-113 |
| Publisher | American Psychiatric Publishing, Inc ; US |
| City | Arlington, VA |
| ISBN Number | 0-89042-247-8 (Hardcover) |
| Accession Number | Book: 1993-98864-004 |
| Keywords | *American Indians, *Inuit, *Psychiatry, Health & Mental Health Treatment & Prevention [3300], Human Adulthood (18 yrs & older) Aged (65 yrs & older), issues in psychiatric care, American Indian & Alaska Native elderly, annotated bibliography |
| Abstract | (from the chapter) although it has improved over the last decade, the literature on the Indian [and Native Alaskan] elder in general, and that relating to psychiatric illness . . . in particular, remains sparse / [examine the existing literature on the psychiatric care of American Indian and Alaska Native elderly] diagnostic differences / health and mortality issues / presentation of psychiatric disorders / special areas of concern / family and support issues / barriers to care / clinical treatment issues / [annotated bibliography] (PsycINFO Database Record (c) 2012 APA, all rights reserved). |
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