History of psychiatry in West Africa.

Journal: International review of psychiatry (Abingdon, England)

Volume: 18

Issue: 4

Year of Publication: 2007

Affiliated Institutions:  Department of Psychiatry, University of Birmingham, Queen Elizabeth Psychiatric Hospital, Birmingham, UK. Femi.Oyebode@bsmht.nhs.uk

Abstract summary 

This paper explores the social context of the development of mental asylums in colonial Nigeria. The characteristics of the medical leadership is described, as is the environmental condition of the asylums. The colonial period produced conceptualizations of the African mind and of the pattern and distribution of mental illness in Africans. These conceptualizations are critically examined.

Authors & Co-authors:  Oyebode F F

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SSN : 0954-0261
Study Population
Male,Female
Mesh Terms
Africa, Western
Other Terms
Study Design
Cross Sectional Study
Study Approach
Country of Study
Niger
Publication Country
England