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A 4 page book review of T.D. O’Nell’s book Disciplined Hearts, which is an ethnographic study of “depressive experience and depressive disorder among the Flathead Indians of Montana” (O’Nell 3). Bibliography lists 2 sources.
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Montana" (ONell 3). The author was motivated to conduct this research due to the high incidence of depression and affective disorders among American Indian population, which statistics suggest may be
as much as six times the rate of the general U.S. population (ONell 4). As her research began, ONell sought to explore not only the nature and incidence of depression
among this Indian tribe, but also the links between "domination, demoralization, and disordered emotional experience" that might elucidate this topic (ONell 7). Over the course of the 33 interviews
that the author conducted for her study, ONell determined that the experiences related by her participants extended far beyond the boundaries of psychological distress as outlined by formal diagnostic criteria
and addressed issues fall within the scope of "moral development, social relations, history and contemporary American Indian identity" (ONell 8). In relating her results, ONell divided her data into three
parts: history and identity; loneliness and pity; and loneliness and depression. Part one offers a history of federal policy in regards to the Flathead Reservation and the effect that this
policy has had on tribal identity. Part two examines the concept of loneliness with the context of tribal culture and experience, as well as its connections to identity and depression.
Part three continues this analysis, focusing on narratives of experience. In creating these discussions of data and the issues they entail, ONell demonstrates the way in which identity, culture and
encounters with mainstream culture intermesh to produce depression and depressive affect that is unique to the study population and therefore must be understood by clinicians within the overall context provided
by factors unique to the Flathead tribe. As this suggests, each aspect of this text is interesting and informative. For example, ONell gives her readers insight into the way in
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