Mental and Social Disorder in Sub-Saharan Africa: The Case of Sierra Leone, 1787-1990

ISBN-13: 9780313279423 / Angielski / Twarda / 1991 / 224 str.

Leland V. Bell

Opis

This book discusses mental and social disorder in the west African country of Sierra Leone from the late 18th century to the present. Much of the study compares trends in mental health care in the colonial era with treatment in the period since 1961, when Sierra Leone gained independence.