Vivre au péril de l’abandon : le quotidien d’Adama, atteint de troubles mentaux chroniques à Niamey

This text calls into question the relationships between “madness” and “social abandonment.” It draws on the singular trajectory of Adama, a young man living with severe and chronic mental illness in Niamey (Niger). By retracing his journey, which involves both exclusion and diverse forms of support...

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Published inAnthropologie & santé Vol. 24; no. 24
Main Author Aït Mehdi, Gina
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
French
Published Association Anthropologie Médicale Appliquée au Développement et à la Santé 31.05.2022
Subjects
care ethics
madness
Niger
singularity
social abandonment
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Summary:This text calls into question the relationships between “madness” and “social abandonment.” It draws on the singular trajectory of Adama, a young man living with severe and chronic mental illness in Niamey (Niger). By retracing his journey, which involves both exclusion and diverse forms of support by kin members and others, this study offers a close examination of the local dynamics of (dis)engagement in long-term care. Approaching madness as ordinary and at the very heart of daily interactions allows us to consider contemporary solidarities in sub-Saharan Africa through a complex web of ties, between a moral order characterized by family solidarity, and the production of renewed concern in the face of this type of dependence.
ISSN:2111-5028
2111-5028
DOI:10.4000/anthropologiesante.10714