Medical and Psychological Effects of the Threat of Compulsory Relocation for an American Indian Tribe.

O'Sullivan, Michael J.; Handal, Paul J.

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ERIC Number: EJ413865

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Publication Date: 1988

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Medical and Psychological Effects of the Threat of Compulsory Relocation for an American Indian Tribe.

O'Sullivan, Michael J.; Handal, Paul J.

American Indian and Alaska Native Mental Health Research, v2 n1 p3-19 1988

Since 1968, the Yavapai community at Fort McDowell, Arizona, has been threatened with relocation because of proposed dam construction. Severe psychological distress (demoralization) and high use of medical services were found among 79 adults surveyed, for whom relocation was as distressing as a loved one's death. Contains 68 references. (SV)

Descriptors: American Indian Reservations, Coping, Emotional Adjustment, Group Unity, Mental Health, Morale, Relocation, Reservation American Indians

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Language: English

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