Coyote's Swing: A Memoir and Critique of Mental Hygiene in Native America

by David Edward Walker

A Native foster youth brings a completed Pfizer Corporation's "PTSD Self-Quiz" she found in a U.S. Indian Health Service clinic waiting room to her psychologist, hoping a new diagnosis will allow her to discontinue her current stimulant medication. After advocating on her behalf and that of other Native clients in his care, the psychologist is put on a "performance improvement plan" by clinic supervisors. Subsequently, a nurse practitioner at the...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0874224209
• ISBN13: 9780874224207
• Release Date: February 2023
• Publisher: Washington State University Press
• Length: 410 Pages
• Weight: 1.65 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.1" x 6.0" x 8.9"