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Psychological Impacts of Historic Loss and Current Events Surrounding American Indian Boarding Schools
Am Indian Alsk Native Ment Health Res. 2023;30(2):1-21. doi: 10.5820/aian.3002.2023.1.ABSTRACTHistoric loss and historic loss-associated symptoms were examined in a cross-section of 60 American Indian and Alaska Native students attending a Native American serving college that is also a former Indian boarding school. To measure awareness of current events regarding finding unmarked graves at boarding schools, authors developed and used the Truth and Reconciliation Scale. Levels of self-compassion were assessed in participants to determine if there was a correlation between negative feelings towards oneself and psychological...
Source: American Indian and Alaska Native Mental Health Research - July 31, 2023 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Authors: Kaitlyn Sebwenna-Painter Amoneeta Beckstein Sue Kraus Source Type: research

Recommendations for Optimizing xa ʔtus (First Face) for Mental Health Training: Insights from Key Informants
We describe our response to participants' recommendations and the rationale for those responses.PMID:37523640 | PMC:PMC10641797 | DOI:10.5820/aian.3002.2023.22 (Source: American Indian and Alaska Native Mental Health Research)
Source: American Indian and Alaska Native Mental Health Research - July 31, 2023 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Authors: Heather M Gray Mariana Beu Rae Cassie Anderson Sarahr E Nelson Debi A LaPlante Martina M Whelshula Melinda Bowman Source Type: research

Complementary Alternative Medicine: A Culturally Centered Approach to Managing Chronic Pain from One American Indian Community
Am Indian Alsk Native Ment Health Res. 2023;30(2):55-69. doi: 10.5820/aian.3002.2023.55.ABSTRACTThis evaluation explored the benefits of Complementary Alternative Medicine (CAM) within a reservation-based, State-certified outpatient treatment provider. The three CAM strategies provided were massage, acupuncture, and chiropractic therapies. The evaluation team worked with a peer recovery support specialist and tribal evaluation intern to co-create a one-page, eight-question, fixed-response instrument based on previous work in the community. Surveys were collected by the peer support specialist post-session with individuals ...
Source: American Indian and Alaska Native Mental Health Research - July 31, 2023 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Authors: Kellie Webb Allyson Kelley Diseree Restad Kelley Milligan Sadie Posey Andrea Engavo Eastern Shoshone Recovery Program Staff and Community Source Type: research

"I Think [Western] Healthcare Fails Them": Qualitative Perspectives of State-recognized Women Tribal Members on Elders' Healthcare Access Experiences
Am Indian Alsk Native Ment Health Res. 2023;30(2):70-96. doi: 10.5820/aian.3002.2023.70.ABSTRACTElder tribal members are important cultural and spiritual leaders and experts among many American Indian and Alaska Native (AI/AN) cultures. AI/AN Elders play a key role in the maintenance and transmission of traditional cultural knowledge and practices and are highly valued members of AI/AN communities. AI/AN populations face disparities in healthcare outcomes, and the healthcare needs of AI/AN Elders remain an understudied area of research, particularly among tribes in the South and for tribes who do not have federal recogniti...
Source: American Indian and Alaska Native Mental Health Research - July 31, 2023 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Authors: Jessica L Liddell Amy L Stiffarm Source Type: research