American Indian and Alaskan Native people experience more traumatic events and are at a higher risk for developing posttraumatic stress compared with the general population. Interviews were conducted with six Native healers about their perspective on traumatic injury and healing. The interviews were categorized in one of four categories: causes and consequences of traumatic injury, risk factors, protective factors, and barriers to care. The implications of the study include a need for improving cultural competence among healthcare and social services personnel working with Native trauma patients.
Source: Deborah Bassett, Ursula Tsosie, and Sweetwater Nannacuk. “Our Culture Is Medicine: Perspectives of Native Healers on Posttrauma Among American Indian and Alaska Native Patients”, 16 no. 1, (2012). https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3327107/
