[Schizophrenia in the African countries].
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.
D000349:Africa; D003466:Cultural Characteristics; D005191:Family Characteristics; D006778:Hospitals, Psychiatric; D006801:Humans; D001523:Mental Disorders / Q000453:epidemiology; D010553:Personality Development; D011570:Psychiatry; D012559:Schizophrenia / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000453:epidemiology*; D012959:Socioeconomic Factors
Shizofreniia v afrikanskikh stranakh