Africa

Nigeria

Lecturer/Research Consultant

University of Ibadan, Nigeria

CNwokolo@IITA.ESCH.CGIAR.ORG

Department of Psychology
Faculty of Social Sciences
University of Ibadan
Ibadan
Oyo State
Nigeria

phone: 234-2-8105877
fax: 234-2-2412221 (c/o Cathrine Nwokolo)

Nigeria

Mental health in primary care systems for women, children and the
elderly ; psychological disorders among women, children, and the aged in
Nigerian prisons ; epidemiology of under 7 children suffering from malaria
infections ; incidence and prevalent rate of cancer among prisoners in
Nigeria ; mode, pattern and gender impact of traditional consultation/use
among clinically diagnosed cancer patients.

Fellow-(Laureate), CODESRIA, Dakar, Senegal: 2000-2001
Sub-Dean, Undergraduate Faculty of the Social Sciences, University of
Ibadan, Nigeria: 1999 to the present

1999 "Psychotherapies" in Psychology: a human behavioural perspective.
Edited by Udegbe et al. Ibadan : Dept. of Psychology, University of
Ibadan.

1998 "The API and CCEI results of prisoners in Nigeria: relationship with
duration of confinement," Ife psychologia: an international journal.
Vol. 6(1), pp. 91-102.

1997 With Sylvester Ntomchukwu Madu. "Traditional healers approach to
the treatment of apoplexy (hemiplagia)-paralytic stroke (a case study in
Nigeria)." in African traditional healing: psychotherapeutic
investigation. Ed. by S.N. Madu, P.K. Baguma, and A. Pritz.

1997 With A.M. William. "Psychosocial predictors of mental status and
coping behaviour of sickle cell anaemic patients," Issues in health
psychology. Vol. 3(2), pp. 52-59.

1996 "Behaviour therapeutic intervention among prison inmates in
Nigeria," Issues in health psychology. Vol. 3(1), pp. 7-14.

1996 With A.N. Shenge. "Locus of control and gender as determinants of
stress reaction patterns and level of academic performance among Nigerian
secondary school students," African journal for the psychological study
of social issues. Vol. 3(1-2), pp. 123-137.

1995 "Incidence and prevalence of psychopathology among refugees in
Southern Nigeria," Journal of clinical and counselling psychology. Vol. 2,
pp. 120-131.

1995 With L.O. Edeko. "A therapeutic confrontation approach to treating
refugees with progressive psychopathology: specific problems and
techniques," African journal for the psychological study of social
issues. Vol. 2(1-2), pp. 176-185.

1994 "Psychology of the poor urban dwellers in Ibadan City." in Urban
management and urban violence in Africa. Vol. 1. Ed. by Albert et al.
Ibadan. pp. 283-290.

mental health ; primary care ; psychological disorder ; prisons ; women ; children ; elderly.