Penina Uliuli : : Contemporary Challenges in Mental Health for Pacific Peoples / / ed. by Philip Culbertson, Cabrini Ofa Makasiale, Margaret Nelson Agee.

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• MitwirkendeR: Afeaki-Mafile'o, Emeline,; Agee, Margaret,; Alefaio, Siautu,; Austin, A. Aukahi,; Berking, Tina,; Culbertson, Philip,; Fatialofa, Caroline Salumalo,; Guttenbeil-Po'uhila, Yvette,; Kaholokula, Joseph Keawe'aimoku,; Lui, David,; Lupe, Karen,; Lutui, Maika,; Makasiale, Cabrini 'Ofa,; Maliko, Tavita T.,; Palalagi, Peta Pila,; Simi, Suiamai,; Skipps-Patterson, Seilosa,; Sumeo, Karanina Siaosi,; Survivor, A,; Tiatia, To'oa Jemaima,; Tu'itahi, Sione,; Turner-Tupou, Fia T.,
• HerausgeberIn: Agee, Margaret Nelson,; Culbertson, Philip,; Makasiale, Cabrini Ofa,
• Place / Publishing House: Honolulu : : University of Hawaii Press, , [2007]; ©2007
• Year of Publication: 2007
• Language: English
• Physical Description: 1 online resource (328 p.) :; 3 illus.

This diverse collection of essays examines important issues related to mental health among Pacific Islanders through the topics of identity, spirituality, the unconscious, mental trauma, and healing.Contributors: Emeline Afeaki-Mafile'o, Margaret Nelson Agee, Siautu Alefaio, A. Aukahi Austin, Tina Berking, Philip Culbertson, Caroline Salumalo Fatialofa, Yvette Guttenbeil-Po'uhila, Joseph Keawe'aimoku Kaholokula, David Lui, Karen Lupe, Maika Lutui, Cabrini 'Ofa Makasiale, Tavita T. Maliko, Peta Pila Palalagi, Suiamai Simi, Seilosa Skipps-Patterson, Karanina Siaosi Sumeo, To'oa Jemaima Tiatia, Sione Tu'itahi, Fia T. Turner-Tupou.

Table of Contents

Frontmatter -- Contents -- Editors' Note -- Introduction On Building a Fale -- Pacific Identities -- 1. Supporting the Wellbeing of Pasifika Youth -- 2. Affirming Works A Collective Model of Pasifika Mentoring -- 3. Canoe Noses and Coconut Feet Reading the Samoan Male Body -- 4. Jonah, Arnold, and Me Reading the Tongan Male Body -- 5. Being 'Afakasi -- Issues in Pacific Spirituality -- 6. Spiritual Injury A Samoan Perspective on Spirituality's Impact on Mental Health -- 7. Making Culture "God" Is Driving Our People Crazy! -- 8. The Schizophrenic Church -- 9. New Zealand-born Samoan Young People, Suicidal Behaviors, and the Positive Impact of Spirituality -- The Pacific Unconscious -- 10. The Use of Symbol and Metaphor in Pasifika Counseling -- 11. An Ocean with Many Shores Indigenous Consciousness and the Thinking Heart -- 12. Hawaiki-Lelei Journeys to Wellness -- 13. Using Mea-alofa in a Holistic Model for Pasifika Clients A Case Study -- 14. "Keep Your Doughnuts to Yourself" Using Poetry in Pasifika Professional Practice -- Pacific Trauma and Healing -- 15. Colonialism, Acculturation, and Depression among Kānaka Maoli of Hawai'i -- 16. Crisis in Paradise Family Violence in Samoan Communities -- 17. Doing Good Work and Finding a Sense of Purpose The Nature and Treatment of Substance Abuse among Native Hawaiians -- 18. Pregnancy, Adoption, FASD, and Mental Illness -- 19. Misplaced Dreams Tongan Gambling in Auckland -- A Bibliography of Pasifika Mental Health Resources -- Index