Incorporating sociocultural beliefs in mental health services in Kwaio, Solomon Islands.
Australasian psychiatry : bulletin of Royal Australian and New Zealand College of Psychiatrists August 1, 2009 David Maclaren, James Asugeni, Rowena Asugeni et al. 23 citations
The aim of this paper is to describe the newly established mental health services at Atoifi Adventist Hospital, Solomon Islands, the sociocultural context in which it operates, and illustrate how the service is engaging with the Kwaio community to understand and incorporate local sociocultural beliefs into prevention, treatment and recovery journeys. Five remote hamlets in East Kwaio, Malaita...