The confinements of Isaac O.: A case of 'acute mania' in colonial Nigeria

History of Psychiatry

Volumn 7, Issue 1, 1996, Pages 91-112

  Sadowsky, Jonathan ^a  

^a CASE WESTERN RESERVE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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[No Author keywords available]

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ARTICLE; BIPOLAR DISORDER; HISTORY; HUMAN; MENTAL HOSPITAL; NIGERIA; POLITICAL SYSTEM;

BIPOLAR DISORDER; COLONIALISM; HISTORY, 20TH CENTURY; HOSPITALS, PSYCHIATRIC; HUMANS; NIGERIA;

EID: 0030093587     PISSN: 0957154X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0957154x9600702505     Document Type: Article

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