Schizophrenia in the African countries
Collomb, G.
Zhurnal Nevropatologii i Psikhiatrii Imeni S.S. Korsakova 75(9): 1393-1395
1975
ISSN/ISBN: 0044-4588 PMID: 1179904 Document Number: 84603
The frequency of diagnosing schizophrenia in Africa varies from 6 to 60% according to physicians. African population have known social and cultural alterations which are evolved in mental pathology. Schizophrenia in its classical form is quite rare in traditional African societies, and it appears with rapid social changes which organize societies with cultural models designed on occidental societies.