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Reflections on psychiatry in Aboriginal Australia

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  02 January 2018

Jonathan Laugharne
Jonathan Laugharne*
Affiliation:
Maga-Barndi Health Unit, Geraldton Regional Aboriginal Medical Service, PO Box 1689, Geraldton WA 6531, Australia
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Eighteen months ago I came to Geraldton, Western Australia from the United Kingdom to help develop a psychiatric service for Aboriginal people in the mid-west region of the state. This has been a fascinating and challenging experience both professionally and personally and I would like to outline the context of this work and to reflect on some of the issues that seem particularly relevant.

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Psychiatric Bulletin , Volume 23 , Issue 2 , February 1999 , pp. 111 - 113
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Copyright © 1999 The Royal College of Psychiatrists

References

Bates, D. (1938) The Passing of the Aborigines. London: John Murray.Google Scholar
Royal Commission into Aboriginal Deaths in Custody (1991) Final Report. Canberra: Australian Government Printer.Google Scholar
Wilson, R. & Dodson, M. (1997) National Inquiry into the Separation of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Children from their Families . Bringing Them Home. Sydney: Australian Government Publishing Service.Google Scholar
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