A PSYCHOANALYTIC NARRATIVE OF MENTAL HEALTH AND DEPRESSION IN STAY WITH ME BY AYOBAMI ADEBAYO AND DREAMS DIE AT TWILIGHT BY WALE OKEDIRAN

ABSTRACT The study is titled a Psychoanalytic Narrative of Mental Health and the Depression in Ayobami Adebayo's Stay With Me and Wale Okediran's Dreams Die at Twilight, There have been greater Awareness about the synergy of literature and medicine over the years and so many literary artist are focusing that aspect of medical humanities. The study aim to explore medical themes in the two texts with focus on the intersection of literature and medicine. The research methodology is anchored on a qualitative approach to Nigerian novels are analyzed in order to understand the department of the text did theoretical framework is based Rita Charon theory of narrative medicine which emphasizes the power of storytelling in medical stories the awareness over the years which focuses on the relationship of literature and medicine has been very low most studies focuses on Western authors hence, the need to breach the gap. The findings review that Ayobami's Stay With Me and Wale Okediran's Dreams Die at Twilight assist to show case the interface of literature and medicine. The findings show that's literature are medicine or vital in terms of discussion on healthcare essentially, storytelling is deployed to portray real life experiences. in Nigeria literature have also contributed in a small major to the global awareness about the synergy of literature and medicine which open up further scholarly discussions about medical humanities.