Traditional Healers and Mental Illness in the City of Ibadan
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 19002469 |
|---|---|
| Authors | A O Odejide (University of Ibadan, corresponding author), M O Olatawura (University of Ibadan), Akinade O Sanda (University of Ibadan), A O Oyeneye (University of Ibadan) |
| Year | 1978 |
| Volume | 9 |
| Issue | 2 |
| Pages | 195-205 |
| Publication date | 1978-12-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Journal of Black Studies (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0021-9347 • E-ISSN: 1552-4566 |
| Publisher | SAGE Publishing (PUBLISHER • US) |
| DOI | 10.1177/002193477800900207 |
| OpenAlex | W1979219560 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 3 |
| References cited | 3 |
In Nigeria today, as in many other African countries, traditional healing practices exist side by side with modern medical practice (Lambo, 1959 and 1961; Lucas and Hendrickse, 1966; Harding, 1973; Ademuwagun, 1976). Lambo (1959) indicated that in 1950 over 60% of the patients of a large general hospital in Western Nigeria were using both native and modern medicine on admission to the hospital. He attributed this pattern of behaviour to the ambivalence of the indigenous Nigerian about European methods of treatment. A similar observation of the traditional healthcare delivery system has been reported from many other African countries (Twumasi, 1972; Orley, 1970; Prince, 1975; Giel et al., 1968; Imperato, 1976). These more recent references show that traditional healers still enjoy considerable patronage for all manner of
Alternative medicine · Ambivalence · Family medicine · Indigenous · Traditional medicine · African cultural and philosophical studies · History · Medicine · Psychology · Social Psychology
| Unique citing works | 3 |
|---|---|
| Citations per year | 0,07 |
| Citation span | 1981 - 2020 (40) |
| Citation velocity | historical |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 3 |