CULTURAL LINKAGE - TREATING MAORI WITH ALCOHOL AND DRUG PROBLEMS IN DEDICATED MAORI TREATMENT PROGRAMS

Citation
Jd. Sellman et al., CULTURAL LINKAGE - TREATING MAORI WITH ALCOHOL AND DRUG PROBLEMS IN DEDICATED MAORI TREATMENT PROGRAMS, Substance use & misuse, 32(4), 1997, pp. 415-424
Citations number
20
Categorie Soggetti
Substance Abuse","Substance Abuse",Psychiatry,Psychology
Journal title
ISSN journal
10826084
Volume
32
Issue
4
Year of publication
1997
Pages
415 - 424
Database
ISI
SICI code
1082-6084(1997)32:4<415:CL-TMW>2.0.ZU;2-A
Abstract
Maori are the indigenous people of New Zealand and suffer more health problems, including alcohol and drug-related problems, per head of pop ulation compared with the Pakeha (non-Maori) population. An initiative to develop dedicated Maori alcohol and drug user treatment programs, which offer ''cultural linkage'', is currently being undertaken. This initiative is based on the premise that addressing cultural needs make s alcohol and drug treatment more effective for Maori than mainstream programs which do not specifically address these special needs issues. As yet, there are no data from controlled studies which address this proposition. Key problems related to the development of ''cultural lin kage'' programs in New Zealand are identified and solutions suggested along with future direction for research in this area.