Mental health profiles for a sample of British Columbia's Aboriginal survivors of the Canadian residential school system
Type
Book
Authors
ISBN 10
0973343125
ISBN 13
9780973343120
Category
General Library Collection
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Publication Year
2021
Pages
64
Subject
Indigenous peoples -- Mental health -- British Columbia
Tags
British Columbia, Residential schools -- British Columbia -- History, Residential schools -- British Columbia, Residential school survivors -- British Columbia, Residential school survivors, Indigenous peoples -- Mental health -- British Columbia, Indigenous peoples -- Mental health -- Canada, Treatment of Indigenous peoples -- British Columbia, Treatment of Indigenous Peoples, Residential Schools, Mental Health
Abstract
"The purpose of this research project is to examine the abuse, mental health and health profiles in a sample of 127 Aboriginal Survivors of the residential school system who have undergone a clinical assessment. Through an analysis of their case files, the report discusses: the demographic and problem profiles of residential school Survivors and their families prior to, during and after residential school; the residential school experiences of the sample, the prevalence and co-morbidity of post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) and other mental disorders; and the treatment needs of residential school Survivors." -- page i.
Description
iii, 64 pages ; 28 cm
Number of Copies
1
