Totemic medicine among the American Indians of the northwest coast. Patient education and counseling September 1995 S W Gunn A description is presented of the medical beliefs of the totemic people on the Northwest American coast. The principles of Shamanic therapy are analysed. The consequences for therapeutic views by medical schools are discussed. DOI: 10.1016/0738-3991(95)00751-k (opens in new tab) Full text (opens in new tab)