Alcoholism treatment in native americans

The detrimental effects of alcohol misuse and dependence are well documented across all ethnicities. In particular, it is an important public health issue among Native Americans with their rates of preventable deaths (in large part alcohol related) at 133% higher than their European American counterparts. One of the problems of current addiction models is that they historically have been developed based on a predominantly white American male sample. Programs approach Native Americans’ alcohol abuse as the same as other ethnic groups, forgetting important cultural and historical factors unique to this population. I examined the correlates of alcoholism in this targeted population and addressed whether there are relevant cultural factors specific to this population. I then located and described select existing programs currently used for treatment of alcohol abuse. I compared the current treatment strategies and identified characteristics of the programs that may be most effective.

Name thesis:degree_name

Master of Public Health

Level thesis:degree_level

Master

Grantor

The University of Texas Medical Branch

Year dc:date.issued

2008

Author dc:creator

• David W. Cole

Advisor dc:contributor.advisor

• Laura Rudkin, Ph.D.

Committee members dc:contributor.committeemember

• Jean Freeman, Ph.D.
• Bret Simon

• native Americans
• Alcoholim

Statement dc:rights

• Copyright © is held by the author. Presentation of this material on the TDL web site by The University of Texas Medical Branch at Galveston was made possible under a limited license grant from the author who has retained all copyrights in the works.

Language dc:language.iso

eng

Dc Identifier Other

etd-07242008-202817

OAI identifier oai:identifier

oai:utmb-ir.tdl.org:2152.3/185