Substance misuse and mental disorders in a remote Arnhem Land and urban New South Wales Aboriginal population

创伤和暴力的经历影响到四分之一的土著和托雷斯海峡岛民澳大利亚人，并可能使他们在以后的精神疾病或药物滥用的风险。该奖学金调查创伤后应激障碍的患病率及其与偏远和城市环境中土著澳大利亚人滥用药物的关系。更好地了解这些关联将有助于设计干预措施，以减少个人和社区的痛苦。

Experience of trauma and violence affect one in four Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Australians and can put them at risk of later mental illness or substance misuse. This Fellowship investigates the prevalence of post traumatic stress disorder and its association with substance misuse among Indigenous Australians in a remote and urban setting. Better understanding these associations will help in designing interventions to reduce individual and community suffering.