Jump to content

Thomas Adeoye Lambo: Difference between revisions

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Browse history interactively
← Previous editNext edit →
Content deleted Content added
VisualWikitext
m →Career: changed wording. replaced link with a more specific one
m combined identical references
Line 17: Line 17:
}}
}}


'''Thomas Adeoye Lambo''', {{post-nominals|country=GBR|OBE}}<ref name="OBE">{{Cite news |title=Prof. Thomas Adeoye Lambo |url=http://dawncommission.org/akinkanjuDetail.php?id=47 |publisher=Dawn Commission |date=2018 |accessdate=18 December 2018}}</ref> (March 29, 1923 – March 13, 2004) was a [[Nigerian]] [[scholar]], administrator and [[psychiatrist]]. He is credited as the first [[Western world|western]] trained psychiatrist in [[Africa]]. Between 1971 and 1988, he worked at the [[World Health Organization]], becoming the agency's Deputy Director General.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Lambo Foundation: Contributions to neuroscience development|url=https://www.vanguardngr.com/2010/07/lambo-foundation-contributions-to-neuroscience-development/|date=2010-07-31|website=Vanguard News|language=en-US|access-date=2020-05-27}}</ref>
'''Thomas Adeoye Lambo''', {{post-nominals|country=GBR|OBE}}<ref name=":0" /> (March 29, 1923 – March 13, 2004) was a [[Nigerian]] [[scholar]], administrator and [[psychiatrist]]. He is credited as the first [[Western world|western]] trained psychiatrist in [[Africa]]. Between 1971 and 1988, he worked at the [[World Health Organization]], becoming the agency's Deputy Director General.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Lambo Foundation: Contributions to neuroscience development|url=https://www.vanguardngr.com/2010/07/lambo-foundation-contributions-to-neuroscience-development/|date=2010-07-31|website=Vanguard News|language=en-US|access-date=2020-05-27}}</ref>


==Early life==
==Early life==
Lambo was born in [[Abeokuta]], Ogun State, Nigeria. He attended the [[Baptist Boys' High School]], Abeokuta, Ogun State from 1935 to 1940. He then proceeded to the [[University of Birmingham]], where he studied medicine.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Prof. Thomas Adeoye Lambo – DAWN Commission|url=http://dawncommission.org/prof-thomas-adeoye-lambo/|language=en-US|access-date=2020-05-27}}</ref> To further his studies and become specialized, in 1952, he enrolled at the [[Institute of Psychiatry]], [[King's College London]]. Lambo became famous for his work in ethno-psychiatry and psychiatric [[epidemiology]].<ref>{{Cite web|title=Prof. Thomas Adeoye Lambo – DAWN Commission|url=http://dawncommission.org/prof-thomas-adeoye-lambo/|language=en-US|access-date=2020-05-27}}</ref>
Lambo was born in [[Abeokuta]], Ogun State, Nigeria. He attended the [[Baptist Boys' High School]], Abeokuta, Ogun State from 1935 to 1940. He then proceeded to the [[University of Birmingham]], where he studied medicine.<ref name=":0">{{Cite web|title=Prof. Thomas Adeoye Lambo – DAWN Commission|url=http://dawncommission.org/prof-thomas-adeoye-lambo/|language=en-US|access-date=2020-05-27}}</ref> To further his studies and become specialized, in 1952, he enrolled at the [[Institute of Psychiatry]], [[King's College London]]. Lambo became famous for his work in ethno-psychiatry and psychiatric [[epidemiology]].<ref name=":0" />


==Career==
==Career==
In 1954, after studying and working as a [[surgeon]] in [[United Kingdom|Britain]], Lambo returned to Nigeria where he was soon made the specialist in charge at the newly built [[Federal Neuro-Psychiatric Hospital, Aro|Aro Federal Neuro-Psychiatric Hospital]], Abeokuta.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Prof. Thomas Adeoye Lambo – DAWN Commission|url=http://dawncommission.org/prof-thomas-adeoye-lambo/|language=en-US|access-date=2020-05-27}}</ref> By then, Nigeria was undergoing a transition towards political independence which had hastened a culture of [[innovation]] and change instead of a period of feared stagnation or even regression. Before the independence movement, the [[Federal Government]] had tried to replicate the [[Europe]]an system of creating asylums in the cities for lunatics and mentally ill individuals who were regarded as a social nuisance in the streets of many [[urban area]]s. The need to put the socially anomalous individuals under control, sometimes care and confinement was initiated and a few asylums including one at [[Yaba, Lagos|Yaba]] were built. However, the institutionalization of [[mental health]] was viewed with suspicion by many Nigerians and many still depended on native medicines and [[herbalists]] for care. Lambo, sensing a ground for development, used the opportunity of an independent regional government to start his outpatient treatment services, the Aro village, pioneering the use of modern curative techniques combined with traditional religion and native medicines. Lambo, while at Aro, sought the help of farmers near the asylum to take some of the patients as [[laborers|labourers]], while they simultaneously underwent medical treatment, and the patients also paid for any extra services required, such as housing. He traveled around the country and brought in a few traditional healers from different parts of Nigeria as practitioners. His style helped relieve public mistrust of mental health [[hospitals]] and introduced to public discourse the care and treatment of mentally ill citizens. He is credited as providing a platform for re-integrating mentally ill patients into a normal setting and environment and to a certain extent shedding at least some of the stigma associated with those suffering from mental illness.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Biography of Thomas Adeoye Lambo, OBE, first trained psychiatrist in Nigeria and Africa|url=https://nimedhealth.com.ng/2020/01/05/biography-of-thomas-adeoye-lambo-obe-first-trained-psychiatrist-in-nigeria-and-africa/|last=Eshemokha|first=Udomoh|date=2020-01-05|website=Nigerian Health Blog|language=en-US|access-date=2020-05-27}}</ref>
In 1954, after studying and working as a [[surgeon]] in [[United Kingdom|Britain]], Lambo returned to Nigeria where he was soon made the specialist in charge at the newly built [[Federal Neuro-Psychiatric Hospital, Aro|Aro Federal Neuro-Psychiatric Hospital]], Abeokuta.<ref name=":0" /> By then, Nigeria was undergoing a transition towards political independence which had hastened a culture of [[innovation]] and change instead of a period of feared stagnation or even regression. Before the independence movement, the [[Federal Government]] had tried to replicate the [[Europe]]an system of creating asylums in the cities for lunatics and mentally ill individuals who were regarded as a social nuisance in the streets of many [[urban area]]s. The need to put the socially anomalous individuals under control, sometimes care and confinement was initiated and a few asylums including one at [[Yaba, Lagos|Yaba]] were built. However, the institutionalization of [[mental health]] was viewed with suspicion by many Nigerians and many still depended on native medicines and [[herbalists]] for care. Lambo, sensing a ground for development, used the opportunity of an independent regional government to start his outpatient treatment services, the Aro village, pioneering the use of modern curative techniques combined with traditional religion and native medicines. Lambo, while at Aro, sought the help of farmers near the asylum to take some of the patients as [[laborers|labourers]], while they simultaneously underwent medical treatment, and the patients also paid for any extra services required, such as housing. He traveled around the country and brought in a few traditional healers from different parts of Nigeria as practitioners. His style helped relieve public mistrust of mental health [[hospitals]] and introduced to public discourse the care and treatment of mentally ill citizens. He is credited as providing a platform for re-integrating mentally ill patients into a normal setting and environment and to a certain extent shedding at least some of the stigma associated with those suffering from mental illness.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Biography of Thomas Adeoye Lambo, OBE, first trained psychiatrist in Nigeria and Africa|url=https://nimedhealth.com.ng/2020/01/05/biography-of-thomas-adeoye-lambo-obe-first-trained-psychiatrist-in-nigeria-and-africa/|last=Eshemokha|first=Udomoh|date=2020-01-05|website=Nigerian Health Blog|language=en-US|access-date=2020-05-27}}</ref>


Lambo was [[Vice Chancellor|Vice-Chancellor]] at the [[University of Ibadan]] from 1967 to 1971,<ref>{{cite web |title=Vice Chancellors |url=https://ui.edu.ng/vicechancellors |website=University of Ibadan |access-date=1 October 2022}}</ref> during which a student, Adekunle Adepeju, was killed by the [[Nigerian Police Force]] at a protest.<ref>{{cite web |last1=Adepeju |first1=Bukola |title=Remembering Adekunle Adepeju |url=https://tribuneonlineng.com/remembering-kunle-adepeju/ |website=Nigerian Tribune |access-date=1 October 2022}}</ref>
Lambo was [[Vice Chancellor|Vice-Chancellor]] at the [[University of Ibadan]] from 1967 to 1971,<ref>{{cite web |title=Vice Chancellors |url=https://ui.edu.ng/vicechancellors |website=University of Ibadan |access-date=1 October 2022}}</ref> during which a student, Adekunle Adepeju, was killed by the [[Nigerian Police Force]] at a protest.<ref>{{cite web |last1=Adepeju |first1=Bukola |title=Remembering Adekunle Adepeju |url=https://tribuneonlineng.com/remembering-kunle-adepeju/ |website=Nigerian Tribune |access-date=1 October 2022}}</ref>

Revision as of 22:55, 30 July 2023

Thomas Adeoye Lambo
OBE
Lambo on November 28, 1997
Born
Thomas Adeoye Lambo

(1923-03-29)29 March 1923
Abeokuta, Ogun State, Nigeria
Died13 March 2004(2004-03-13) (aged 80)
NationalityNigerian
EducationUniversity of Birmingham
OccupationPsychiatrist

Thomas Adeoye Lambo, OBE[1] (March 29, 1923 – March 13, 2004) was a Nigerian scholar, administrator and psychiatrist. He is credited as the first western trained psychiatrist in Africa. Between 1971 and 1988, he worked at the World Health Organization, becoming the agency's Deputy Director General.[2]

Early life

Lambo was born in Abeokuta, Ogun State, Nigeria. He attended the Baptist Boys' High School, Abeokuta, Ogun State from 1935 to 1940. He then proceeded to the University of Birmingham, where he studied medicine.[1] To further his studies and become specialized, in 1952, he enrolled at the Institute of Psychiatry, King's College London. Lambo became famous for his work in ethno-psychiatry and psychiatric epidemiology.[1]

Career

In 1954, after studying and working as a surgeon in Britain, Lambo returned to Nigeria where he was soon made the specialist in charge at the newly built Aro Federal Neuro-Psychiatric Hospital, Abeokuta.[1] By then, Nigeria was undergoing a transition towards political independence which had hastened a culture of innovation and change instead of a period of feared stagnation or even regression. Before the independence movement, the Federal Government had tried to replicate the European system of creating asylums in the cities for lunatics and mentally ill individuals who were regarded as a social nuisance in the streets of many urban areas. The need to put the socially anomalous individuals under control, sometimes care and confinement was initiated and a few asylums including one at Yaba were built. However, the institutionalization of mental health was viewed with suspicion by many Nigerians and many still depended on native medicines and herbalists for care. Lambo, sensing a ground for development, used the opportunity of an independent regional government to start his outpatient treatment services, the Aro village, pioneering the use of modern curative techniques combined with traditional religion and native medicines. Lambo, while at Aro, sought the help of farmers near the asylum to take some of the patients as labourers, while they simultaneously underwent medical treatment, and the patients also paid for any extra services required, such as housing. He traveled around the country and brought in a few traditional healers from different parts of Nigeria as practitioners. His style helped relieve public mistrust of mental health hospitals and introduced to public discourse the care and treatment of mentally ill citizens. He is credited as providing a platform for re-integrating mentally ill patients into a normal setting and environment and to a certain extent shedding at least some of the stigma associated with those suffering from mental illness.[3]

Lambo was Vice-Chancellor at the University of Ibadan from 1967 to 1971,[4] during which a student, Adekunle Adepeju, was killed by the Nigerian Police Force at a protest.[5]

Lambo was the visiting Hannah Professor of History of Medical and Related Sciences at Queen's University in the late 1970s. The W.D. Jordan Rare Books and Special Collections Library at Queen's holds his personal library.

References

  1. ^ a b c d "Prof. Thomas Adeoye Lambo – DAWN Commission". Retrieved 2020-05-27.
  2. ^ "Lambo Foundation: Contributions to neuroscience development". Vanguard News. 2010-07-31. Retrieved 2020-05-27.
  3. ^ Eshemokha, Udomoh (2020-01-05). "Biography of Thomas Adeoye Lambo, OBE, first trained psychiatrist in Nigeria and Africa". Nigerian Health Blog. Retrieved 2020-05-27.
  4. ^ "Vice Chancellors". University of Ibadan. Retrieved 1 October 2022.
  5. ^ Adepeju, Bukola. "Remembering Adekunle Adepeju". Nigerian Tribune. Retrieved 1 October 2022.
  • Vanguard, Renowned Psychiatrist, March 16, 2004
  • Jonathan Sadowsky, Imperial Bedlam: Institutions of Madness in Colonial Southwest Nigeria. University of California Press, 1999 ISBN 0-520-21617-2
Retrieved from "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Thomas_Adeoye_Lambo&oldid=1167961810"