TY - JOUR
T1 - Use of a social indicator system to assess alcoholism among Indian people in Minnesota
AU - Westermeyer, Joseph
PY - 1976/1/1
Y1 - 1976/1/1
N2 - A social indicator system was used to assess alcohol-related problems among American Indian people in Minnesota. Instead of counting "cases," the method involved using "events" that were recorded by various social institutions in the course of their work. The system showed that Indian people commonly encountered alcohol-related "events" that led to death or to social institutions with a poor record of problem resolution (foster homes, jail, prison, welfare agencies). However, they infrequently appeared in psychiatric facilities with alcohol-related "events."
AB - A social indicator system was used to assess alcohol-related problems among American Indian people in Minnesota. Instead of counting "cases," the method involved using "events" that were recorded by various social institutions in the course of their work. The system showed that Indian people commonly encountered alcohol-related "events" that led to death or to social institutions with a poor record of problem resolution (foster homes, jail, prison, welfare agencies). However, they infrequently appeared in psychiatric facilities with alcohol-related "events."
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U2 - 10.3109/00952997609014286
DO - 10.3109/00952997609014286
M3 - Article
C2 - 1032757
AN - SCOPUS:0017090505
SN - 0095-2990
VL - 3
SP - 447
EP - 456
JO - American Journal of Drug and Alcohol Abuse
JF - American Journal of Drug and Alcohol Abuse
IS - 3
ER -
