The Aboriginal tea ceremony: its relevance to psychiatric practice.
OBJECTIVE
To examine the elements of the Aboriginal tea ceremony and its relevance to psychiatric practice.


CONCLUSIONS
Through the Aboriginal tea ceremony, the mental health professional is able to convey that care and concern balance experience and expertise. These underpinning principles have wide application.
Hunter
Ernest
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Remote Area Mental Health Service, Queensland Health, Queensland, Australia. Ernest_hunter@health.qld.gov.au
D001628:Beverages; D002562:Ceremonial Behavior; D003469:Culture; D004327:Drinking Behavior; D006303:Health Services, Indigenous / Q000458:organization & administration*; D006801:Humans; D008605:Mental Health Services / Q000458:organization & administration*; D010818:Practice Patterns, Physicians'; D011369:Professional-Patient Relations; D013662:Tea
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