Key Words: Native Americans Alaska Natives Minorities TO THE EDITOR: We are writing to inform you of the development and activities of a unique academic committee that was formed specifically to address mental health issues of Native Americans in New Mexico. We believe that the committee's unique process and varied work products demonstrate the usefulness of similar cultural efforts at other academic departments of psychiatry. In 1989, Mary Roessel, M.D., a second-year Navajo psychiatric resident at the University of New Mexico proposed an Office of Native American Psychiatry within the Department of Psychiatry. The primary reason for the proposal was to increase the number and cultural sensitivity of activities conducted by the department. The committee developed goals and objectives that included the fostering of research, cross-cultural teaching, development of resident rotations, and sharing of information with the Indian Health Service (IHS), which maintains both Area and Headquarters West Mental Health offices nearby in Albuquerque. In 1991, the office was renamed the Steering Committee on Native American Psychiatry (SCONAP). A survey was sent to all faculty and staff of the department asking about interest and expertise in Indian mental health and willingness to participate in the committee's
A Unique Academic Committee on Native American Psychiatry
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Key Words: Native Americans Alaska Natives Minorities TO THE EDITOR: We are writing to inform you of the development and activities of a unique academic committee that was formed specifically to address mental health issues of Native Americans in New Mexico. We believe that the committee's unique process and varied work products demonstrate the usefulness of similar cultural efforts at other academic departments of psychiatry. In 1989, Mary Roessel, M.D., a second-year Navajo psychiatric resident at the University of New Mexico proposed an Office of Native American Psychiatry within the Department of Psychiatry. The primary reason for the proposal was to increase the number and cultural sensitivity of activities conducted by the department. The committee developed goals and objectives that included the fostering of research, cross-cultural teaching, development of resident rotations, and sharing of information with the Indian Health Service (IHS), which maintains both Area and Headquarters West Mental Health offices nearby in Albuquerque. In 1991, the office was renamed the Steering Committee on Native American Psychiatry (SCONAP). A survey was sent to all faculty and staff of the department asking about interest and expertise in Indian mental health and willingness to participate in the committee'sPreview Only. This article cannot be rented because we do not currently have permission from the publisher.
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A Unique Academic Committee on Native American Psychiatry
Nelson, Scott H.; Roessel, Mary; Biernoff, Michael; May, Philip A.; Lujan, Tina
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, Volume 23 (4): 222
American Psychiatric Publishing, Inc (Journal) – Dec 1, 1999
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