TY - JOUR
T1 - Treatment for American Indians and Alaska Natives: Considering cultural adaptations
AU - Greenfield, Brenna L
AU - Skewes, Monica
AU - Dionne, Renda
AU - Davis, Betsy K.
AU - Cwik, Mary
AU - Venner, Kamilla L.
AU - Belcourt, Annie
PY - 2013
Y1 - 2013
N2 - American Indians and Alaska Natives (AI/ANs) are citizens of sovereign tribal nations and comprise 1.7% of the U.S. population. They represent a multitude of tribes and traditions and have endured genocide, forced assimilation and relocation by colonizers and the U.S. government. AI/ANs face significant health disparities, including increased rates of diabetes, PTSD, substance use disorders, infant mortality, and suicide. The U.S. has a responsibility to provide health care to AI/ANs based on agreements in which tribes ceded land to the U.S. government in exchange for health care, yet health services for AI/ANs remain chronically underfunded. What can therapists and researchers do to address these injustices? One urgent need is to ensure that available mental health treatment is appropriate for and acceptable to AI/ANs. Cultural adaptations of evidence-based treatments (EBTs) make important advances in this direction.
AB - American Indians and Alaska Natives (AI/ANs) are citizens of sovereign tribal nations and comprise 1.7% of the U.S. population. They represent a multitude of tribes and traditions and have endured genocide, forced assimilation and relocation by colonizers and the U.S. government. AI/ANs face significant health disparities, including increased rates of diabetes, PTSD, substance use disorders, infant mortality, and suicide. The U.S. has a responsibility to provide health care to AI/ANs based on agreements in which tribes ceded land to the U.S. government in exchange for health care, yet health services for AI/ANs remain chronically underfunded. What can therapists and researchers do to address these injustices? One urgent need is to ensure that available mental health treatment is appropriate for and acceptable to AI/ANs. Cultural adaptations of evidence-based treatments (EBTs) make important advances in this direction.
M3 - Short survey
VL - 36
SP - 146
EP - 151
JO - The Behavior Therapist
JF - The Behavior Therapist
IS - 6
ER -