[The controversy of depression in black Africa: a study of cultural causes].

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  • Author(s): Niati V;Niati V; Gilain B; Meire P
  • Source:
    Acta psychiatrica Belgica [Acta Psychiatr Belg] 1995 Jul-Oct; Vol. 95 (4-5), pp. 260-74.
  • Publication Type:
    Journal Article
  • Language:
    French
  • Additional Information
    • Transliterated Title:
      La controverse de la dépression en Afrique noire: etude des causes culturelles.
    • Source:
      Publisher: Acta Psychiatrica Belgica Country of Publication: Belgium NLM ID: 0247037 Publication Model: Print Cited Medium: Print ISSN: 0300-8967 (Print) Linking ISSN: 03008967 NLM ISO Abbreviation: Acta Psychiatr Belg Subsets: MEDLINE
    • Publication Information:
      Publication: Bruxelles : Acta Psychiatrica Belgica
      Original Publication: Bruxelles.
    • Subject Terms:
      Black or African American*/psychology ; Culture*; Depressive Disorder/*ethnology; Adult ; Aged ; Black People ; Child ; Democratic Republic of the Congo/epidemiology ; Depressive Disorder/epidemiology ; Family ; Female ; Humans ; Male
    • Abstract:
      Epidemiological data about depression in Africa are contradictory. Until the fifties, an almost absence of depression was reported in the studied population and from the fifties till today, a prevalence comparable to these of others continents is found. The authors discussed methodological and technical grounds susceptible to explain this controversy, with a special focus on cultural factors according to the parental and way of thinking of the Kongos in Zaïre.
    • Publication Date:
      Date Created: 19950701 Date Completed: 19960125 Latest Revision: 20221207
    • Publication Date:
      20221213
    • Accession Number:
      8525864