Risk indicators for depressed mood in youth: Limited association with Aboriginal cultural status

Lemstra, Mark; Neudorf, Cory; Mackenbach, Johan P.; D’Arcy, Carl; Scott, Christina; Kershaw, Tanis; Nannapaneni, Ushasri

doi:10.1093/pch/13.4.285

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“…The disparities between the health status of Aboriginal youth and of non-Aboriginals are flagrant (cf. Elton-Marshall et al, 2011;Larkin et al, 2007;Lemestra et al, 2008;MacNeil, 2008;Raphael, 2009;Shields et al, 2004;Smith, Findlay, & Crompton, 2010;Tjepkema & Wilkins, 2011).…”

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First Nation and Métis Youth Perspectives of Health

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et al. 2016

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This article describes an Indigenous and qualitative research project with 13 First Nation (FN) and Métis youth attending an Aboriginal youth health and wellness program located in the Canadian prairies. Our goal was to collaborate with the youth to co-create knowledge concerning their definitions of health using a convergence of Indigenous and qualitative methodologies. Independent but interconnected themes that emerged are discussed as related to neurodecolonization and the recovery of traditional practices and their contribution to youth resilience. The resilience of youth was reflected in these themes as well as their definitions of health. Our findings point to the importance of acknowledging and validating the role that neurodecolonization practices contribute to healing, both at individual and collective levels. Furthermore, we suggest recognizing resilience as well as viewing health holistically to more adequately understand and address the healthrelated concerns of FNs, Métis, and Inuit (FNMI) youth.

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First Nation and Métis Youth Perspectives of Health

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et al. 2016

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“…In a previous study, it was reported that 8.5% of Saskatoon youth and 19% of Aboriginal youth living in Saskatoon attending grades 5 through 8 experienced suicidal ideation in the previous year (12). In the present study, the same questionnaire was completed by First Nations youth in grades 5 through 8 living on reserve.…”

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Risk indicators of suicide ideation among on-reserve First Nations youth

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Moraros

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Paediatrics &Amp; Child Health

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“…It was unexpected that mood and anxiety disorders in general were not elevated for Indigenous Australian and Maori populations, given the context of elevated rates of mental health service usage (Abas et al, 2003;Abas et al, 2008; Australian Institute of Health and Welfare, 2011), psychological distress (Australian Institute of Health and Welfare, 2011;Cunningham and Paradies, 2012;Gubhaju et al, 2013;Ministry of Health, 2015), alcohol and/or substance use (Baxter et al, 2006;Indig et al, 2010;Indig et al, 2011;Marie et al, 2008;Simpson et al, 2003), hospitalised rates of self-harm (Ministry of Health, 2011; Steering Committee for the Review of Government Service Provision, 2014), and suicide in these groups (Beals et al, 2005). Another study found that after adjusting for covariates (such as gender and parental education), Canadian Aboriginal status was not significantly linked to depressed mood in a large sample of young people (N= 4,093; Lemstra et al, 2008). These results may therefore reflect genuine outcomes where Indigenous people are not at significantly higher risk of some psychiatric disorders than other groups.…”

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confidence: 99%