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In the treatment of mental illness especially psychoneuroses, pharmacotherapy is frequently combined with psychotherapy of various forms: individual, group, family or behaviour modification (Klerman, 1976). In Nigeria, psychotherapy of any form as a treatment modality either in out-patient or in-patient population has not been popular in orthodox hospital settings. However, the traditional African culture of the extended family system has always provided a psychotherapeutic milieu for dealing with personality difficulties. Thus, organized individual, group and family psychotherapy has always been practiced in one form or another by elder clansmen or traditional healers.
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- Traditional Healer
- Clinical Psychologist
- Psychotherapeutic Intervention
- Psychotherapy Session
- Psychiatric Social Worker
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Pela, O.A. (1982). Psychotherapy: Practical Issues and Problems in Nigeria — 12 Months Experience. In: Pines, M., Rafaelsen, L. (eds) The Individual and the Group. Springer, Boston, MA. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4684-8154-9_43
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