'Have you been feeling your spirit was sad?' Culture is key when assessing Indigenous Australians' mental health
- Written by Maree Hackett, Professor, Faculty of Medicine, UNSW
Mental illness is more common among Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islanders than in the non-Indigenous population.From shutterstock.com
If a doctor suspects a patient may be at risk of depression, they will likely ask about the person’s mood, appetite, sleep patterns, and energy and concentration levels, among other questions.
But...