Collaboration between traditional healers and psychiatrists in Sudan

The importance of traditional healing in low- and middle-income countries cannot be underestimated. It is generally perceived as part of the prevailing belief system and traditional healers are often seen as the primary agents for psychosocial problems in these countries; estimates of their service...

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Autores principales: Sorketti, E. A., Zuraida, N. Z., Habil, M. H.
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: The Royal College of Psychiatrists 2010
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6734982/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/31508045
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description The importance of traditional healing in low- and middle-income countries cannot be underestimated. It is generally perceived as part of the prevailing belief system and traditional healers are often seen as the primary agents for psychosocial problems in these countries; estimates of their service share range from 45% to 60% (World Health Organization, 1992). The World Health Organization (2000) estimated that 80% of people living in rural areas in low- and middle-income countries depend on traditional medicine for their health needs.
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spelling pubmed-67349822019-09-10 Collaboration between traditional healers and psychiatrists in Sudan Sorketti, E. A. Zuraida, N. Z. Habil, M. H. Int Psychiatry Original Paper The importance of traditional healing in low- and middle-income countries cannot be underestimated. It is generally perceived as part of the prevailing belief system and traditional healers are often seen as the primary agents for psychosocial problems in these countries; estimates of their service share range from 45% to 60% (World Health Organization, 1992). The World Health Organization (2000) estimated that 80% of people living in rural areas in low- and middle-income countries depend on traditional medicine for their health needs. The Royal College of Psychiatrists 2010-07-01 /pmc/articles/PMC6734982/ /pubmed/31508045 Text en © 2010 The Royal College of Psychiatrists http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/ This is an open access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Non-Commercial, No Derivatives (CC BY-NC-ND) license (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/).
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