@article{ref1,
title="Managing alcohol-related problems among Indigenous Australians: what the literature tells us",
journal="Australian and New Zealand journal of public health",
year="2010",
author="Gray, Dennis and Saggers, Sherry and Wilkes, Edward and Allsop, Steve and Ober, Coralie",
volume="34",
number="Suppl 1",
pages="S34-5",
abstract="OBJECTIVE: To contextualise and provide an overview of two review papers--prepared as part of a larger research program--dealing with different aspects of the treatment of Indigenous Australians with alcohol-related problems. METHOD: The papers were reviewed thematically and compared to identify key issues raised in them. FINDINGS: Together, the papers highlight the paucity of the evidence base for the provision of treatment for Indigenous Australians with alcohol-related problems. Among the key issues identified are: the need to engage with clients in culturally safe ways; practitioner, organisational and client barriers to engagement; the contexts in which Indigenous drinking and treatment take place; the need to develop rigorous methods of evaluation more appropriate to Indigenous cultural and service provision settings; and the importance of effective partnerships in the provision of services. CONCLUSION: For those working in the field, the reviews direct attention to the need to review and interrogate our current practice. They also provide clear directions for future research.<p /> <p>Language: en</p>",
language="en",
issn="1326-0200",
doi="10.1111/j.1753-6405.2010.00550.x",
url="http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/j.1753-6405.2010.00550.x"
}