(Excuse the google link, its a direct PDF file download annoyingly)
> Be aware that it is common for the experiences
of Aboriginal people (such as seeing spirits or hearing voices
of deceased loved ones) to be misdiagnosed or mislabelled as
mental illness when they are not in fact ill. Fear of misdiagnosis
can be a strong barrier to help-seeking for Aboriginal people.
For these reasons, you should take great care not to simply
assume that the person is developing a mental illness or
suffering a mental health crisis.
That said it can be incredibly hard to medicate someone in psychosis, especially if there's an aspect of paranoia.
And even then, the medications are generally only somewhat effective, which can be a world of improvement, but still leave the person in a state of psychosis.
And that leaves accommodations: in the US, it's hard to get a psychotic disorder like schizophrenia covered by disability insurance. Workplace accommodations are near impossible.
Even medical professionals can present difficulty, if they're not familiar with the implications of being in such a psychotic state.
And anything done to improve the situation can easily be misconstrued and in fact make their mental state worse.
