Traditional healers' and biomedical practitioners' perceptions of collaborative mental healthcare in low-and middle-income countries: A systematic review
B Green, E Colucci�- Transcultural psychiatry, 2020 - journals.sagepub.com
Access to mental healthcare in low-and middle-income countries (LMICs) is one of the
greatest challenges in public health today. One suggestion for improving accessibility is�…
greatest challenges in public health today. One suggestion for improving accessibility is�…
Collaboration between biomedical and complementary and alternative care providers: barriers and pathways
ASJ Van der Watt, G Nortje, L Kola…�- Qualitative health�…, 2017 - journals.sagepub.com
We examined the scope of collaborative care for persons with mental illness as
implemented by traditional healers, faith healers, and biomedical care providers. We�…
implemented by traditional healers, faith healers, and biomedical care providers. We�…
'Whether you like it or not people with mental problems are going to go to them': a qualitative exploration into the widespread use of traditional and faith healers in the�…
Limited research has been conducted to explore the factors that support or obstruct
collaboration between traditional healers and public sector mental health services. The first�…
collaboration between traditional healers and public sector mental health services. The first�…
Does the evidence support collaboration between psychiatry and traditional healers? Findings from three South African studies
BA Robertson�- African Journal of Psychiatry, 2006 - ajol.info
It is estimated that 70% of South Africans consult traditional healers, who include diviners,
herbalists, faith healers and traditional birth attendants. Calls from the new democratic South�…
herbalists, faith healers and traditional birth attendants. Calls from the new democratic South�…
Collaboration between traditional practitioners and primary health care staff in South Africa: developing a workable partnership for community mental health services
V Campbell-Hall, I Petersen, A Bhana…�- Transcultural�…, 2010 - journals.sagepub.com
The majority of the black African population in South Africa utilize both traditional and public
sector Western systems of healing for mental health care. There is a need to develop models�…
sector Western systems of healing for mental health care. There is a need to develop models�…
[HTML][HTML] “We are like co-wives”: Traditional healers' views on collaborating with the formal Child and Adolescent Mental Health System in Uganda
A Akol, KM Moland, JN Babirye…�- BMC health services�…, 2018 - Springer
Background Early identification and management of mental illness in childhood and
adolescence helps to avert debilitating mental illness in adulthood but the attention given to�…
adolescence helps to avert debilitating mental illness in adulthood but the attention given to�…
Effect of collaborative care between traditional and faith healers and primary health-care workers on psychosis outcomes in Nigeria and Ghana (COSIMPO): a cluster�…
Background Traditional and faith healers (TFH) provide care to a large number of people
with psychosis in many sub-Saharan African countries but they practise outside the formal�…
with psychosis in many sub-Saharan African countries but they practise outside the formal�…
Traditional healers and mental illness in Uganda
E Ovuga, J Boardman, EGAO Oluka�- Psychiatric Bulletin, 1999 - cambridge.org
Aims and methodA cross-sectional, interview survey of the beliefs, knowledge, attitudes and
practice towards mental illness of 29 traditional healers in the Pallisa district of Uganda was�…
practice towards mental illness of 29 traditional healers in the Pallisa district of Uganda was�…
Traditional healer attitudes and beliefs regarding referral of the mentally ill to Western doctors in South Africa
K Sorsdahl, DJ Stein, AJ Flisher�- Transcultural Psychiatry, 2010 - journals.sagepub.com
Drawing on data collected from 3 focus groups with 24 traditional healers, the aim of this
qualitative study was to use the constructs of the Theory of Planned Behaviour (TPB) to gain�…
qualitative study was to use the constructs of the Theory of Planned Behaviour (TPB) to gain�…
Implications of healing power and positioning for collaboration between formal mental health services and traditional/alternative medicine: the case of Ghana
Background: Many current debates about global mental health have increasingly called for
collaboration between biomedical and traditional medical health systems. Despite these�…
collaboration between biomedical and traditional medical health systems. Despite these�…