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Asuni focused his research interests on mental health, specifically suicide, drug use, and the cultural versus universal nature of mental health conditions. He studied suicide in
Nigeria as compared to other parts of the world. In his work, Asuni sought to discover whether mental health conditions
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healers' work was equally effective, Asuni disagreed. He recognized the usefulness of the healer's art but looked for more than anecdotal reports for evidence of its efficacy. Asuni felt both could be used concurrently but saw challenges with putting into practice both
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Throughout his career, Asuni was actively involved in the international psychological community by producing knowledge and sharing that knowledge worldwide. He helped improve global understanding about mental health in Africa. After returning to
Nigeria, Asuni replaced Adeoye Lambo as medical
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Asuni also studied the effects of repatriation on mental health. From 1961 to 1964, Asuni studied 82 mentally ill students who had been repatriated to
Nigeria. His findings reported that repatriation rarely helps mentally ill patients.
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Nigerians were unique, but he did not. In the end, Asuni proved that Brain Fag Syndrome was found among people in many parts of the world.
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Asuni embraced
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were driven by regional culture or if the conditions were universal across the globe. Asuni also studied the introduction, causes, and acceptance of
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tradition and, because of his mother's business travels, his paternal grandmother also had a significant influence on his life. Asuni attended both
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in Africa. He was educated in
Nigeria and the West and returned to Nigeria for his professional life. Asuni became the foundation professor of
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Asuni was a transcultural psychiatrist who argued that non-Westerners suffer from the same types of mental illnesses, such as
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Asuni spent time beginning at age 18 working for the
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in 1956 changed the course of his professional pursuits. He went back to school to study psychiatry in London at the
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where, among other things, he was involved with the research and prevention of illegal artifact trading and
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School of Medicine, which he graduated from in 1952. When Asuni returned to Nigeria, a chance meeting with
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techniques side-by-side. He strove to explain traditional healing in Western terms such as
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center. Following his time in Ibadan, Asuni then became the Director of the
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