Frames of mental illness in the Yoruba genre of Nigerian movies: ImplicationS for orthodox mental health care

Transcultural Psychiatry

Volumn 50, Issue 3, 2013, Pages 442-454

  Atilola, Olayinka ^a   Olayiwola, Funmilayo ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF IBADAN   (Nigeria)

Author keywords

mental health care; mental illness; Nigerian movies; stigma; supernatural forces

Indexed keywords

MENTAL HEALTH CARE; MENTAL ILLNESS; NIGERIAN MOVIES; STIGMA; SUPERNATURAL FORCES;

HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HUMANS; MENTAL DISORDERS; MENTAL HEALTH SERVICES; MOTION PICTURES AS TOPIC; NIGERIA;

ARTICLE; CONFUSION; DELUSION; FEMALE; FILM; HALLUCINATION; HUMAN; INDUSTRY; MALE; MENTAL DISEASE; MENTAL HEALTH CARE; MOOD; NIGERIA; SPEECH; STIGMA; SUICIDAL IDEATION; WITCHCRAFT;

EID: 84881244835     PISSN: 13634615     EISSN: 14617471     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1363461512443998     Document Type: Article

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