Abstract
There is a growing view that for more success in mental healthcare, a contextual approach is
necessary either as stand alone or complimentary to the orthodox approach. In this inquiry, the
autochthonous Nsukka psychiatric system was studied using ethnographic approach, and
compared with orthodox health system. The principal data collection strategy used was the full
participant observation technique. This was supplemented with focus group discussion and indepth
interview techniques. The results showed that although the Nsukka traditional health
system has been overlain with the received social institutions and their attendant values, the
personalistic element is still a decisive factor in their health seeking attitudes. Our findings seem
to suggest that for a mental healthcare program to be culturally acceptable and to succeed among
any group, it has to be built on a thorough knowledge of the specifics of their own peculiar socio-cultural patterns.
UGWU, C (2021). Ethnopsychiatry Of The Nsukkaigbo Of Southeastern Nigeria: An Ethnographic Survey. Afribary. Retrieved from https://afribary.com/works/ethnopsychiatry-of-the-nsukkaigbo-of-southeastern-nigeria-an-ethnographic-survey
UGWU, CHIDI "Ethnopsychiatry Of The Nsukkaigbo Of Southeastern Nigeria: An Ethnographic Survey" Afribary. Afribary, 13 May. 2021, https://afribary.com/works/ethnopsychiatry-of-the-nsukkaigbo-of-southeastern-nigeria-an-ethnographic-survey. Accessed 05 May. 2024.
UGWU, CHIDI . "Ethnopsychiatry Of The Nsukkaigbo Of Southeastern Nigeria: An Ethnographic Survey". Afribary, Afribary, 13 May. 2021. Web. 05 May. 2024. < https://afribary.com/works/ethnopsychiatry-of-the-nsukkaigbo-of-southeastern-nigeria-an-ethnographic-survey >.
UGWU, CHIDI . "Ethnopsychiatry Of The Nsukkaigbo Of Southeastern Nigeria: An Ethnographic Survey" Afribary (2021). Accessed May 05, 2024. https://afribary.com/works/ethnopsychiatry-of-the-nsukkaigbo-of-southeastern-nigeria-an-ethnographic-survey