Seizures in Canadian Indian Children: Individual, Family and Community Approaches

Armstrong, Harvey; Patterson, Paul

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“…It has also been called a culture-bound stress reaction (4), in which two separate mechanisms are at work: an anxiety variant, in which abdominal pain, headache, dizziness, fainting, nausea, and hyperventilation are the most common symptoms, and the motor variant, with common symptoms of hysterical dancing, convulsions, laughing, and pseudoseizures (5,6). Although it has been proposed that in modern Western society the "more primitive" motor variant essentially has been replaced in form by the anxiety variant (7), examples of this motor variant continue to be reported (8).…”

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“…Outbreaks have been documented in numerous cultural (17,(21)(22)(23)(24)(25), ethnic (8,(26)(27)(28), and religious (4,26,(29)(30)(31) groups throughout the world (3,21,24,(32)(33)(34)(35)(36)(37). They have been attributed to the work of evil spirits (23,26,28,29,31,36,(38)(39)(40) or the spirits of dead ancestors (41), and intervention by traditional or ritual healers is not uncommon (22,26,28,36,42).…”

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Epidemic Hysteria: A Review of the Published Literature

Boss

1997

Epidemiologic Reviews

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Epidemic Hysteria: A Review of the Published Literature

Boss

1997

Epidemiologic Reviews

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“…Selon Good Tracks (1973), la non-interférence ferait partie des valeurs les plus acceptées par l'ensemble des peuples amérindiens. Au niveau comportemental, elle se manifeste, par exemple, par l'apparente permissivité des parents à l'égard de leurs enfants (Armstrong & Patterson, 1975). Cependant, en poussant les Amérindiens à se « mêler de leurs affaires », la non-interférence n'encourage certainement pas le dévoilement de l'agression (Malone, 2000).…”

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L'intervention thérapeutique auprès d'enfants amérindiens victimes d'agression sexuelle.

Morin¹,

Joncas²

2004

Canadian Psychology / Psychologie canadienne

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L'important taux d'enfants victimes d'agressions sexuelles rapporté dans certaines populations amérindiennes ainsi que l'ampleur des conséquences néfastes associées à ce phénomène soulignent l'urgence de développer des programmes d'interventions appropriés à cette population. Or, trop peu de chercheurs s'étant penchés sur la question, les praticiens travaillant auprès des Premières Nations sont souvent laissés à eux-mêmes face à ce problème. Nous résumerons, dans un premier temps, les modèles théoriques et les plans d'interventions élaborés pour des enfants agressés sexuellement issus de la population générale nord-américaine. Ensuite, une présentation détaillée du phénomène, de ses conséquences et des explications culturelles possibles chez les Premières Nations sera effectuée. Enfin, une série de suggestions susceptibles d'améliorer l'efficacité des plans d'intervention nord-américains lorsqu'appliqués à des enfants amérindiens seront proposées.

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“…They have been attributed to the work of evil spirits or the spirits of dead ancestors and intervention by traditional or ritual healers is not uncommon. [4][5][6] In Western cultures, demons and possessed states have been replaced largely by toxic chemicals and environmental pollutions as purported causes of epidemic hysteria. 7 Many factors contribute to the formation and spread of hysterical illness: the mass media; rumors; extraordinary anxiety or excitement; cultural beliefs and stereotypes; the social and political context; and reinforcing actions by authorities such as politicians, or institutions of social control such as the police or the military.…”

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Mass psychogenic illness: comparison on selected variables between cases and non-cases

Mamun

Maruf²,

Bhowmik

et al. 2018

Bang J Psychiatry

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Mass psychogenic illness is not new in Bangladesh but in the year 2007, the sudden outbreak all over Bangladesh created a panic nationwide. The objective of the study was to investigate sociodemographic and other variables attributed to the disease. The first outbreak of this illness took place in Adiabad Islamia High School and College, Raipura, Narsinghdi. We rationally decided to conduct our research in this school in case-control design. Within 12 months’ study period, 125 students of class VI to X (45 cases and 80 controls) were interviewed face-to-face by structured questionnaire containing separate questionnaire for students and guardians. The result of the study showed that, all the cases came from lower socioeconomic class, majority (71.1%) from 14 to 16 years age group and most (77.8%) of the cases were female. Outbreak rapidly spread among the cases mostly by smelling foul odor (40%) and seeing index cases (33.3%). Majority (51.2%) of the cases and controls thought that the illness was due to both physical and psychological causes though most of them (93.6%) did not hear about the disease previously. It was evident that the role of socio-demographic variables for attributing the symptoms pattern of the disease was ambiguous. However early recognition of psychological stressors and prompt exclusion of physical illness can prevent the occurrence and rapid spread of the disease.Bang J Psychiatry June 2016; 30(1): 14-19

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Seizures in Canadian Indian Children: Individual, Family and Community Approaches

Cited by 9 publications

References 6 publications

Epidemic Hysteria: A Review of the Published Literature

Epidemic Hysteria: A Review of the Published Literature

L'intervention thérapeutique auprès d'enfants amérindiens victimes d'agression sexuelle.

Mass psychogenic illness: comparison on selected variables between cases and non-cases

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