The influence of bush identity on attitudes to mental health in a Queensland community.(cultural identity's effect)

From: Rural Society | Date: October 1, 2007| Author: McColl, Lisa | Copyright information

Abstract

There are many factors that impact on mental health and the utilization of these services in the bush. The results from a three year ethnographic study in a bush community indicate that attitudes to mental health in this area of Queensland are influenced by bush identity, defined by reference to historical and current characteristics which include self-reliance, resilience, independence and stoicism. In turn, these incorporated attributes and values have a direc...

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