Links to articles and books related to Mental Health in Zanzibar:
The primary research on mental illness in Zanzibar was carried out by Juli McGruder. This is reported on in a book called Crazy like Us by Ethan Watters. You can read it online through this link
or buy it on Amazon Here It is really worth reading the whole book, it is fascinationg.
You can see Juli McGruder give a lecture ‘ Interogating the WHO Finding of a More Benign Schizophrenia in Poor Countries: Lessons from Zanzibar’
‘The Americanisation of Mental Illness‘ is an article by Ethan Watters that is a condensed version of Crazy Like us if you don’t have time to read the book.
Article: People with Schizophrenia fare better in developing countries
Improving Psychiatric Care in Rural Zanzibar
Decentralisation of Psychiatric Services in Zanzibar
The Rwandan Prescription for Depression
Link to an Unreported World Program about the treatment of women accused of being witches in Tanzania. (This is not a problem in Zanzibar)
An article on the role of witch doctors in Tanzanian society
Article: The Future of Psychiatry in Africa – Thinking outside the Box
Hallucinatory ‘voices’ shaped by local culture
Developing and implementing mental health policy in Zanzibar, a low income country off the coast of East Africa
Friendship Bench is an African initiative for combating depression using a CBT approach
Mental Health in Zanzibar Powerpoint Presentation
Analysis of Traditional Medicine in Zanzibar, Tanzania
Should African Countries Legally Recognize Traditional Healers as medical practitioners?
