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Nosology and modalities for deciding on the management of patients with psychiatric illness among traditional healers in Lagos, Nigeria

Many patients in Nigeria consult traditional healers before, or in parallel with, modern psychiatric services. Part of the attraction of traditional medicine for the populace, apart from its lower cost and easier accessibility, may lie in its ‘cultural’ explanatory concepts of the nature and course...

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Autores principales: Olugbile, Olufemi, Zachariah, N. P., Isichei, B.
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: The Royal College of Psychiatrists 2007
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6734784/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/31507907
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Sumario:Many patients in Nigeria consult traditional healers before, or in parallel with, modern psychiatric services. Part of the attraction of traditional medicine for the populace, apart from its lower cost and easier accessibility, may lie in its ‘cultural’ explanatory concepts of the nature and course of mental disorder.