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Indentureship as a contributory factor to mental and physical illnesses in the Indo-Caribbean diaspora
Maharajh, Hari D. .
Afiliação
  • Maharajh, Hari D. ; Department of Clinical Medical Sciences. Faculty of Medical Sciences. The University of the West Indies. St. Augustine. Trinidad and Tobago
In. Maharajh, Hari D. ; Merrick, Joav. Social and cultural psychiatry experience from the Caribbean Region. New York, Nova Science Publishers Inc, 2010. p.39-50, tab. (Health and human development).
Monography em En | MedCarib | ID: med-17512
Biblioteca responsável: TT5
Localização: TT5; WM 30.6, S6781 2010
ABSTRACT
There is an ethnic pattern of mental and physical diseases associated with the export of Indian labor overseas between the period of 1830-1920. The establishment of Indian communities overseas emerged from the culture and civilization of the Indian sub-continent and was a direct consequence of mainly British exploitation of economic wealth overseas. This movement of Indians from their homeland with the maintenance of the practice of their religion, culture and lifestyle is referred to as the Indian diaspora. This chapter looks at the effects of the 'coolie migration' particularly to Trinidad, but with reference to other Caribbean islands and at least a dozen countries across the seas. Information is gathered from published reports but more importantly, from dozens of immigrants and hundreds of first generation Indians with whom the author has been in contact during their treatment. There appear to be a commonality of social, psychological and physical diseases in these migrant groups within the diaspora. A possible explanation is the similarity of the genetic pool and environmental influences experienced by the migrants overseas.
Assuntos
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Coleções: 01-internacional Base de dados: MedCarib Assunto principal: Trinidad e Tobago / Saúde Mental / Região do Caribe / Pessoas Mentalmente Doentes Limite: Humans País/Região como assunto: Caribe ingles / Trinidad y tobago Idioma: En Revista: Health and human development Ano de publicação: 2010 Tipo de documento: Monography País de publicação: Estados Unidos
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Coleções: 01-internacional Base de dados: MedCarib Assunto principal: Trinidad e Tobago / Saúde Mental / Região do Caribe / Pessoas Mentalmente Doentes Limite: Humans País/Região como assunto: Caribe ingles / Trinidad y tobago Idioma: En Revista: Health and human development Ano de publicação: 2010 Tipo de documento: Monography País de publicação: Estados Unidos