ALCOHOLISM AMONG NEW-WORLD PEOPLES - A CRITIQUE OF HISTORY METHODS, AND FINDINGS

This review of the literature focuses on alcoholism among American Ind ian peoples. It is a critical review, aimed at elucidating methodologi cal problems, establishing areas of relatively firm knowledge, and ide ntifying gaps in our knowledge. The first two sections cover nonclinic al areas: that is, I) historical and anthropological studies of Americ an Indian (AI) alcohol use and 2) the nature and extent of alcoholism among various AI peoples. The remaining sections emphasize clinically related areas: that is, 1) clinical epidemiology 2) intervention metho ds, and 3) outcomes.