Jurupari or “visagens”: reflections of interpretative mismatches between the psychiatric and indigenous points of view
A young Waiwai was afflicted by "crises" after having met with a woodland being, the Jurupari, while hunting. After treating him, the Multidisciplinary Team of Indigenous Health referred him for psychiatric treatment through the Unified Health System of Santarém’s County, state of Pará. To...
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Universidade Estadual de Londrina
2012-03-01
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| Series: | Mediações: Revista de Ciências Sociais |
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| Online Access: | http://www.uel.br/revistas/uel/index.php/mediacoes/article/view/8674 |