title: "Freedom's just another word": aboriginal youth and mental health.
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  The aim of the study was to review the available material on Aboriginal youth mental health, exploring certain contemporary issues.
  
  
  METHODS
  The review covers the psychiatric and social science literature, focusing on the recent period of major social change.
  
  
  RESULTS
  The available material is severely limited, particular deficiencies being normal child development, the impact of social change and its consequences for the construction of Aboriginal identity.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  There is a need for more work in this area and for psychiatric engagement at a political level.
authors.affiliation: Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Health, Peninsula Health Authority, Cairns, Queensland.
authors.forename: E
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Hunter
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D001315:Australia; D002648:Child; D005260:Female; D005610:Freedom; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D001523:Mental Disorders / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000517:prevention & control / Q000523:psychology*; D009520:New Zealand; D010553:Personality Development; D011822:Race Relations; D012922:Social Change; D012933:Social Identification