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, T...

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