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Heaton, Matthew M.,

Black skin, white coats : Nigerian psychiatrists, decolonization, and the globalization of psychiatry / Matthew M. Heaton. - x, 249 pages ; 23 cm. - New African histories . - New African histories series. .

Includes bibliographical references (p. 229-244) and index.

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.

UNEDITED/Tomas/2014/May/19

ISBN: 9780821420706 (pb : alk. paper) 9780821444733 (electronic)

LCCN: 2013027515

Subjects--Topical Terms:
Psychiatry--History.--Nigeria
Cultural psychiatry--Nigeria.
Mentally ill--Care--History.--Nigeria
Mental illness--Treatment--History.--Nigeria

Subjects--Geographic Terms:
Nigeria--Colonial influence--Health aspects--History.

Dewey Class. No.: 362.209669

National Library of Medicine Call No.: WM 11 2013HE