The arctic hysterias of the North Alaskan Eskimo

1. Verfasser: Foulks, Edward F. , [VerfasserIn]
Ort/Verlag/Jahr: Washington, D.C. : American Anthropological Association, 1972.
Umfang/Format: xiv, 162 pages : illustrations, tables : 26 cm.
Schriftenreihe: Anthropological studies no. 10
Schlagworte:
Hysteria > epidemiology.
Anthropology, Cultural
Eskimos > Alaska.
Hysteria
Human beings > Effect of environment on.
Eskimos > Psychology.
Inuit > Mental health > Alaska.
Hysteria > Alaska.
Mental illness > Alaska.
Arctic regions > Research.
Inhaltsangabe:
  • A synthetic approach
  • Procedure
  • The arctic hysterias and related mental disorders
  • The epidemiology of the arctic hysterias and other mental disorders
  • The antiquity of the North Alaskan Eskimo: a foundation for the arctic hysterias
  • The matrix of Eskimo culture
  • The arctic hysterias of the Alaskan Innuit 1969-70
  • The calcium hypothesis
  • Calcium rhythms
  • Arctic hysteria and disorders of the central nervous system
  • The psychology of the arctic hysterias
  • A synthesis.

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