Depression among Aboriginal people living with HIV/AIDS research report

Jackson, Randy. (Added Author). Canadian Aboriginal AIDS Network (Added Author).

Summary: Mental health issues, and particularly depression, have emerged as important concerns for persons living with HIV and AIDS. In response to this concern among its members, the Canadian Aboriginal AIDS Network (CAAN) partnered with researchers at McMaster University and the Universities of Toronto and Alberta between 2005 and 2008 to develop and implement a community-based research (CBR) project. The project aimed to explore the ways that Aboriginal People Living with HIV and AIDS (APHAs) experienced depression, the impact of depression on how they managed their HIV infection and the strategies that they found helpful in dealing with their feelings of depression. In keeping with the principles of CBR, the research questions were identified by the community and community investigators were active members of the team. In addition, the project was guided by the principles of community ownership, control, access and possession (OCAP) and a National Advisory Committee at CAAN comprised of Elders, APHAs and Aboriginal community members from across Canada. The report concludes with the following recommendations: an awareness campaign to help APHAs recognize depression; programs to target stigma on and off reserves; training for service providers in the areas of HIV, mental health, substance use, traditional health approaches, and the broad psychological, social, and cultural issues surrounding HIV; services that provide complementary and integrated models of care; increased access to drug and alcohol programs and to Aboriginal HIV/AIDS services; and continued support and expansion of traditional cultural programs.

Record details

Physical Description: electronic
electronic resource
remote
1 electronic text (44 p.) : digital file.
Publisher: Ottawa, Ont. : Canadian Aboriginal AIDS Network, 2008

Content descriptions

General Note:	"November 2008."
Bibliography, etc. Note:	Includes bibliographical references (p. 41-42).
Formatted Contents Note:	Background -- Depression among Aboriginal People -- HIV/AIDS and Depression -- Method -- APHA Interviews -- Service Provider Interviews -- Ethical Considerations -- Participant Characteristics -- Experiencing Depression -- Talk of Suicide -- Understanding Depression & Aboriginal Experience -- Racism -- Community and cultural disconnection -- Childhood abuse -- Substance use -- Understanding Depression & HIV -- Diagnosis & Depression -- Stigma & Depression -- Relationships and Support -- Daily Life with HIV -- Changing Health Status -- Multiple Causes for Depression -- Responding to Depression -- Formal Responses -- Community Services -- Western Services (counseling) -- Western Approaches (medication) -- Informal Responses -- Traditional Approaches -- Friends and Family -- Humour -- Substance Use and its treatment -- Service Provider Perspectives on Depression Among Aboriginal People Living with HIV/AIDS -- Understanding Depression -- Responding to Depression -- Discussion -- Recommendations.
System Details Note:	Mode of access: World Wide Web (or Internet).