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Barriers to Recovery in a First Nations Community

Publication: Canadian Journal of Community Mental Health
September 2000

Abstract

The practice of psychiatric rehabilitation is a concept and method that developed in urban-based settings. It has become a widely used guiding principle in mental health practice. This research examines how psychiatric rehabilitation fits within a remote First Nations community. Ten people—service providers, consumers, and family members—were interviewed to gather information about their perceptions of and experiences within the mental health system. The interview material was examined using content analysis. The results suggest that geographic and economic factors create serious barriers to application of the psychiatric rehabilitation method in a remote First Nations community.

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La pratique de la réadaptation psychosociale est un concept et un méthode d'origine urbaine. Elle est devenue un principe très utilisé dans la pratique de la santé mentale. Notre recherche examine la réadaptation psychosociale dans une communauté autochtone isolée. Des entrevues on été faites avec 10 personnes—praticiens et praticiertnes, consommateurs et consommatrices, membres des familles—pour documenter leurs expériences vis-è-vis du système de santé mentale, Les entrevues ont été examines par l'analyse de contenu. Les résultats suggèrent que les facteurs géographiques et économiques créent des obstacles sérieux pour la pratique de la réadaptation psychosociale dans les communautés autochtones isolées.

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cover image Canadian Journal of Community Mental Health
Canadian Journal of Community Mental Health
Volume 19Number 2September 2000
Pages: 75 - 87

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Version of record online: 4 May 2009

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Glen Schmidt
University of Northern British Columbia

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