Black skin, white coats Nigerian psychiatrists, decolonization, and the globalization of psychiatry / Matthew M. Heaton.

Author/creator Heaton, Matthew M.
Format Electronic
Publication InfoAthens, Ohio : Ohio University Press, [2013]
Descriptionx, 249 pages ; 23 cm.
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SeriesNew African histories
New African histories series. ^A590193
Contents Introduction: Colonizing, decolonizing, and globalizing the history of psychiatry -- Colonial institutions and networks of ethnopsychiatry -- Decolonizing psychiatric institutions and networks -- Mentally ill Nigerian immigrants in the United Kingdom : the international dimensions of decolonizing psychiatry -- Schizophrenia, depression, and "brain-fag syndrome" : diagnosis and the boundaries of culture -- Gatekeepers of the mind : psychotherapy and "traditional" healers -- The paradoxes of psychoactive drugs -- Conclusion: Nigerian psychiatrists and the globalization of psychiatry.
Bibliography noteIncludes bibliographical references (p. 229-244) and index.
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Technical detailsMode of access: World Wide Web
Genre/formElectronic books.
LCCN 2013027515
ISBN9780821420706 (pb : alk. paper)
ISBN9780821444733 (electronic)

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