title: Factors shaping indigenous mental health: an ethnographic account of growing up Koori from a Gubba perspective.
abstract: This paper presents selected themes derived from stories provided by Aboriginal youth and adult community members during a doctoral research study. The study was conducted in an Aboriginal community in NSW, Australia. The ethnographic research was titled 'The development of mental health in Koori adolescents: Stories and memories from their youth'. The themes emerged from the data and provide a deeper insight into the notion of mental health from the perspective of the Aboriginal people in this study.
authors.forename: Anthony
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: O'Brien
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000294:Adolescent Behavior / Q000523:psychology; D000328:Adult; D003466:Cultural Characteristics; D005260:Female; D006303:Health Services, Indigenous; D006304:Health Status; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008603:Mental Health; D008875:Middle Aged; D009517:New South Wales; D010353:Patient Education as Topic