TY  - JOUR
T1  - Mind Frames in Nollywood: Frames of Mental Illness in Nigerian Home Videos
AU - Atilola, Olayinka AU - Olayiwola, Funmilayo 
JO  - Research Journal of Medical Sciences
VL  - 5
IS  - 3
SP  - 166
EP  - 171
PY  - 2011
DA  - 2001/08/19
SN  - 1815-9346
DO  - rjmsci.2011.166.171
UR  - https://makhillpublications.co/view-article.php?doi=rjmsci.2011.166.171
KW  - Mental illness
KW  -home videos
KW  -Nigerian films
KW  -supernatural forces
KW  -preternatural forces
KW  -Nigeria
AB  - Content review of films is not a popular research venture in Nigeria. This study examines the current frequency and modes of framing mental illness in the Yoruba genre of Nigerian home videos bearing in mind some of the perceived limitations of earlier studies. All Yoruba films on display in a convenient sample of shops in Ibadan (Nigeria) were sampled for content review. Twenty seven (26.2%) of the 103 films studied contained scenes depicting Mental illness. The most commonly depicted aetiology was sorcery and enchantment by witches and wizards as well as other supernatural and preternatural forces. Psychotic symptoms were the most commonly depicted while effective treatments were mostly depicted as taking place in unorthodox settings. The study adds to the limited evidence that scenes of mental illness are common in Nigerian home videos and that their depictions may be inimical to public mental health education and any on going effort to reduce psychiatry stigma. Nigerian psychiatrists may need to start considering ways of engaging the Nigerian movie industry.
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