title: Existential pain: impressions from an American Indian reservation.
abstract: The existential suffering of members of the Havasupai Indian tribe are described by a physician-anthropologist who spent some time serving as an interim medical provider for the tribe. Pain is often described as having both physical and emotional dimensions. In this paper, the existential dimension is explored through a narrative of the author's experiences.
authors.affiliation: Department of Family and Preventive Medicine, School of Medicine, University of Utah, USA. paulg@aros.net
authors.forename: Paul M
authors.initials: PM
authors.lastname: Gahlinger
mesh_terms: D000884:Anthropology, Cultural; D001130:Arizona / Q000453:epidemiology; D005086:Existentialism; D006801:Humans; D007198:Indians, North American; D010146:Pain / Q000208:ethnology*; D012111:Residence Characteristics