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‘The threads in his mind have torn’: conceptualization and treatment of mental disorders by neo-prophetic Christian healers in Accra, Ghana
BACKGROUND: In many low- and middle-income countries, faith healing is used alongside biomedical treatment for many health problems including mental disorders. Further, Christianity in Africa has seen much transformation in recent decades with the growth of charismatic or neo-prophetic churches whos...
Autores principales: | Kpobi, Lily N. A., Swartz, Leslie |
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Formato: | Online Artículo Texto |
Lenguaje: | English |
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BioMed Central
2018
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Acceso en línea: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6056911/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/30061921 http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s13033-018-0222-2 |
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