Revenge of the Windigo: The Construction of the Mind and Mental Health of North American Aboriginal Peoples

James Waldram

Published by University of Toronto Press 2004

Revenge of the Windigo

The Construction of the Mind and Mental Health of North American Aboriginal Peoples

James Waldram

In the series Anthropological Horizons

https://doi.org/10.3138/9781442683815

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About this book

Using interdisciplinary methods, the author critically assesses the enormous amount of information that has been generated on Aboriginal mental health, deconstructs it, and through this exercise, provides guidance for a new vein of research.

Author / Editor information

Waldram James :

James B. Waldram is a medical anthropologist at the University of Saskatchewan. He is the author of many articles and books, including Aboriginal Health in Canada: Historical, Cultural and Epidemiological Perspectives, with D. Ann Herring and T. Kue Young, 1995.

Reviews

Naomi Adelson, Department of Anthropology, York University:

'There is no other book available that so comprehensively, critically, and lucidly explores this subject matter.'

Peter Stephenson, Department of Anthropology, University of Victoria:

'There is no other book available that so comprehensively, critically, and lucidly explores this subject matter.'

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Frontmatter Publicly Available Download PDF	i
Contents Publicly Available Download PDF	vii
Acknowledgments Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	xi
1. Introduction: Monsters and Mental Health Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	1
Part A: Constructing the Aboriginal
2. Constructing Aboriginal Personality: The Early Years Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	21
3. The Psychoanalyst's Aboriginal Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	44
4. Measuring the Aboriginal Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	69
Part B: The Disordered Aboriginal
5. The Construction of Aboriginal Psychopathology Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	105
6. The Alcoholic Aboriginal Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	134
7. The Depressed Aboriginal Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	167
8. The Culture-Bound Aboriginal Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	190
9. The Traumatized Aboriginal Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	212
Part C: Treating the Aboriginal
10. The Clinician's Aboriginal Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	239
11. Healing the Traditional Aboriginal Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	271
12. Conclusion: The Windigo's Revenge Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	300
Notes Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	321
References Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	335
Index Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	393
Backmatter Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	415

Language: English
Publisher: University of Toronto Press
Audience: College/higher education;Professional and scholarly;
Pages
- Main content: 428

eBook

Published: May 3, 2004
ISBN: 9781442683815