Cultural construction of psychiatric illness : a case of amafufunyane

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dc.contributor.advisorDu Preez, Peteren_ZA
dc.contributor.authorMdleleni, Thembeka Nen_ZA
dc.date.accessioned2015-09-14T08:11:15Z
dc.date.available2015-09-14T08:11:15Z
dc.date.issued1990en_ZA
dc.descriptionBibliography: leaves 96-103.en_ZA
dc.description.abstractThe purpose of this study was to explore definitions of an illness condition amafunyane and the subsequent help-seeking behaviour amongst Black Psychiatric patients who were attending a psychiatric community clinic in Guguletu, a residential area for Blacks in Cape Town). Psychiatrists have always been faced with the problem of having to deal with patients who present with this condition. The concern was to do an exploratory research in this area using the Explanatory Model framework as a method of enquiry in studying the condition of amafunyane. Within the parameters of this model, Black psychiatric patients presenting at the psychiatric clinic, were studied in order to explore the context of illness definitions regarding the condition of amafunyane. Of importance also was to explore the patterns of help-seeking behaviour employed by these patients, and the effect that the psychiatric orientation adopted at the clinic had on such patterns.en_ZA
dc.identifier.apacitationMdleleni, T. N. (1990). <i>Cultural construction of psychiatric illness : a case of amafufunyane</i>. (Thesis). University of Cape Town ,Faculty of Humanities ,Department of Psychology. Retrieved from http://hdl.handle.net/11427/13855en_ZA
dc.identifier.chicagocitationMdleleni, Thembeka N. <i>"Cultural construction of psychiatric illness : a case of amafufunyane."</i> Thesis., University of Cape Town ,Faculty of Humanities ,Department of Psychology, 1990. http://hdl.handle.net/11427/13855en_ZA
dc.identifier.citationMdleleni, T. 1990. Cultural construction of psychiatric illness : a case of amafufunyane. University of Cape Town.en_ZA
dc.identifier.ris TY - Thesis / Dissertation AU - Mdleleni, Thembeka N AB - The purpose of this study was to explore definitions of an illness condition amafunyane and the subsequent help-seeking behaviour amongst Black Psychiatric patients who were attending a psychiatric community clinic in Guguletu, a residential area for Blacks in Cape Town). Psychiatrists have always been faced with the problem of having to deal with patients who present with this condition. The concern was to do an exploratory research in this area using the Explanatory Model framework as a method of enquiry in studying the condition of amafunyane. Within the parameters of this model, Black psychiatric patients presenting at the psychiatric clinic, were studied in order to explore the context of illness definitions regarding the condition of amafunyane. Of importance also was to explore the patterns of help-seeking behaviour employed by these patients, and the effect that the psychiatric orientation adopted at the clinic had on such patterns. DA - 1990 DB - OpenUCT DP - University of Cape Town LK - https://open.uct.ac.za PB - University of Cape Town PY - 1990 T1 - Cultural construction of psychiatric illness : a case of amafufunyane TI - Cultural construction of psychiatric illness : a case of amafufunyane UR - http://hdl.handle.net/11427/13855 ER - en_ZA
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/11427/13855
dc.identifier.vancouvercitationMdleleni TN. Cultural construction of psychiatric illness : a case of amafufunyane. [Thesis]. University of Cape Town ,Faculty of Humanities ,Department of Psychology, 1990 [cited yyyy month dd]. Available from: http://hdl.handle.net/11427/13855en_ZA
dc.language.isoengen_ZA
dc.publisher.departmentDepartment of Psychologyen_ZA
dc.publisher.facultyFaculty of Humanitiesen_ZA
dc.publisher.institutionUniversity of Cape Town
dc.subject.otherResearch Psychologyen_ZA
dc.titleCultural construction of psychiatric illness : a case of amafufunyaneen_ZA
dc.typeMaster Thesis
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dc.type.qualificationnameMSocScen_ZA
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