Psychopathology and Its Antecedents among American Indian Adolescents

Berlin, Irving

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“…By contrast, another group of studies expand upon Stonequist's (1935) seminal ''marginal man'' thesis, suggesting that an Indian individual who attempts or encounters pressure to live out tribal values in contemporary society can experience strains and conflicts (Berlin, 1986;Curlee, 1969;Hochkirchen & Jilek, 1985). Some scholars even suggest that specific American Indian spiritual beliefs and customs may contribute to high rates of suicide (Berlin, 1987;Everett, 1975).…”

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Spirituality and attempted suicide among American Indians

Garroutte

Goldberg

Beals

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Social Science & Medicine

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American Indians exhibit suicide-related behaviors at rates much higher than the general population. This study examines the relation of spirituality to the lifetime prevalence of attempted suicide in a probability sample of American Indians. Data were derived from a cross-sectional sample of 1456 American Indian tribal members (age range 15-57 yr) who were living on or near their Northern Plains reservations between 1997 and 1999. Data were collected by personal interviews. Commitment to Christianity was assessed using a measure of beliefs. Commitment to tribal cultural spirituality (or forms of spirituality deriving from traditions that predate European contact) was assessed using separate measures for beliefs and spiritual orientations. Results indicated that neither commitment to Christianity nor to cultural spirituality, as measured by beliefs, was significantly associated with suicide attempts (p trend for Christianity=0.22 and p trend for cultural spirituality=0.85). Conversely, commitment to cultural spirituality, as measured by an index of spiritual orientations, was significantly associated with a reduction in attempted suicide (p trend ¼ 0:01). Those with a high level of cultural spiritual orientation had a reduced prevalence of suicide compared with those with low level of cultural spiritual orientation. (OR=0.5, 95% CI=0.3, 0.9). This result persisted after simultaneous adjustment for age, gender, education, heavy alcohol use, substance abuse and psychological distress. These results are consistent with anecdotal reports suggesting the effectiveness of American Indian suicide-prevention programs emphasizing orientations related to cultural spirituality. r

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Spirituality and attempted suicide among American Indians

Garroutte

Goldberg

Beals

et al. 2003

Social Science & Medicine

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110

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“…Many young American Indian adolescents have experienced severe family disruptions such as parental divorce or separation, parental negligence or abandonment, and physical abuses in the home environment. In addition, young American Indians often face major cultural changes during their adolescence and experience early transitions to unfamiliar environments outside their traditional reservations or tribes, such as boarding schools or non-boarding public schools (Beiser & Attneave, 1982;Berlin, 1987). While trying to make sense of these life stressors at an early age, many of these American Indian adolescents have not acquired the necessary coping skills to overcome these psychosocial conflicts.…”

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Predictors of depression in American Indian adolescents

Duong-Tran¹

2000

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“…The difficult and painful treatment of American Indian populations historically has resulted in poverty, isolation, problems with alcoholism, low self-esteem, and a unique status in relation to the United States government (Berlin, 1986;Deloria & Lytle, 1984;Unger, 1977). All of these social issues are associated directly or indirectly with violent behaviors, and are antithetical to views which "blame the victim."…”

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“…It is clear, however, that these forms of violent behaviors, either through increasing numbers and/or reporting of cases, have grown visibly and have become significantly more common among American Indian communities over the past 2 decades. When studied systematically, violence in all its forms is likely to reflect intergenerational patterns associated with alcoholism, poverty, low self-esteem, and/or family history of violent behaviors (Berlin, 1986). Where violent behaviors hurt but do not destroy life, an American Indian community may deny that such problems exist or, when recognized, may feel helpless to address them effectively.…”

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Helping Communities Address Suicide and Violence: The Special Initiatives Team of the Indian Health Service

DeBruyn¹

1988

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ABSTRACT. The Special Initiatives Team of the Mental Health Programs Branch, Indian Health Service, was formed to provide crisis and prevention consultation to American Indian/Alaska Native communities in response to violent behaviors: suicide, homicide, domestic violence, child abuse, child sexual abuse, elder abuse, and other forms of family and community violence. The team incorporates cultural and historical factors in assisting communities to develop programs to combat violent behaviors, and encourages community-based, community-controlled efforts.

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Psychopathology and Its Antecedents among American Indian Adolescents

Cited by 27 publications

References 26 publications

Spirituality and attempted suicide among American Indians

Spirituality and attempted suicide among American Indians

Predictors of depression in American Indian adolescents

Helping Communities Address Suicide and Violence: The Special Initiatives Team of the Indian Health Service

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