6. Africa

F. PISZTORA, an Hungarian psychiatrist who spent a prolonged period at the psychiatric department of the University of Algiers, describes sociocultural factors relevant to mental ill health in Algeria. Conflict areas which have been identified concern the relationship between men and women, the in dividual versus the tribe, and the traditional Moslem style of life versus the modern European style of life. Another Hungarian author, E. VARGA, presents the case history of a schizophrenic Sudanese student treated at Budapest, who, despite superficial acculturation to European life, adhered at least during his mental illness to the belief system shared by the majority of the uneducated indigenous population of his country of origin. M. ASSAEL and G. A. GERMAN reporting from Uganda concern themselves with the question of whether the ongoing process of migration from village to city in Uganda proper, or country to country within the African continent, accounts for higher rates of mental illness. Finally D. DE CASO, C. GIORDANO, and J.-P. LEHMANN report from the Ivory Coast the case history of a patient suffering from an acute anxiety state (bouffée délirante), whose clinical picture vividly reflects his cultural back ground. The effectiveness of the treatment of this patient by traditional procedures can be demonstrated.