Funmilayo Olayiwola
Biographic Data
| ID | 201089 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Funmilayo Olayiwola |
| GIVEN NAMES | Funmilayo |
| FAMILY NAME | Olayiwola |
| SIGNATURE | OLAYIWOLA F |
| AFFILIATIONS | University College Hospital, Ibadan |
| VERIFIED | No |
| TOTAL WORKS | 2 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 0 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 2 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2012 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2013 |
| H-INDEX | 0 |
Frames of mental illness in the Yoruba genre of Nigerian movies: Implications for orthodox mental health care
This study examines the modes of framing mental illness in the Yoruba genre of Nigerian movies. All Yoruba films on display in a convenient sample of movie rental shops in Ibadan (Nigeria) were sampled for content. Of the 103 films studied, 27 (26.2%) contained scenes depicting mental illness. Psychotic symptoms were the most commonly depicted, while effective treatments were mostly depicted as taking place in unorthodox settings. The most common…
The Nigerian home video boom: Should Nigerian psychiatrists be worried? Lessons from content review and views of community dwellers
BACKGROUND: Media depiction of sufferers of mental illness is a widely viewed source of stigmatization and studies have found stigmatizing depictions of mental illness in Nigerian films. With the recent boom in the Nigerian home video industry, there is a need to know how often Nigerians are exposed to films that contain scenes depicting mental illness and how much premium they place on such portrayals as reflecting reality. AIM: To assess the po…
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The Nigerian home video boom: Should Nigerian psychiatrists be worried? Lessons from content review and views of community dwellers
BACKGROUND: Media depiction of sufferers of mental illness is a widely viewed source of stigmatization and studies have found stigmatizing depictions of mental illness in Nigerian films. With the recent boom in the Nigerian home video industry, there is a need to know how often Nigerians are exposed to films that contain scenes depicting mental illness and how much premium they place on such portrayals as reflecting reality. AIM: To assess the po…
Frames of mental illness in the Yoruba genre of Nigerian movies: Implications for orthodox mental health care
This study examines the modes of framing mental illness in the Yoruba genre of Nigerian movies. All Yoruba films on display in a convenient sample of movie rental shops in Ibadan (Nigeria) were sampled for content. Of the 103 films studied, 27 (26.2%) contained scenes depicting mental illness. Psychotic symptoms were the most commonly depicted, while effective treatments were mostly depicted as taking place in unorthodox settings. The most common…
Film in Education and Therapy (2 works) · Media Influence and Health (2 works) · Mental health (2 works) · Mental Health Treatment and Access (2 works) · Mental illness (2 works) · Nigerians (2 works) · Psychiatry (2 works) · Psychology (2 works) · Art (1 works) · Depiction (1 works)