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 …

Considering culture, context and community in mhGAP implementation and training: challenges and recommendations from the field

N Faregh, R Lencucha, P Ventevogel… - International Journal of …, 2019 - Springer
Background Major efforts are underway to improve access to mental health care in low-and
middle-income countries (LMIC) including systematic training of non-specialized health …

Medicina Tradicional e Complementar no Brasil: inserção no Sistema Único de Saúde e integração com a atenção primária

IMC Sousa, CD Tesser - Cadernos de Saúde Pública, 2017 - SciELO Public Health
Este estudo objetivou analisar a inserção da Medicina Tradicional e Complementar no SUS
e sua integração com a atenção primária à saúde. Realizou-se pesquisa qualitativa …

Assessing mental health literacy of primary health care workers in Kenya: a cross-sectional survey

E Marangu, F Mansouri, N Sands, D Ndetei… - International journal of …, 2021 - Springer
Aim To assess mental health literacy of health workers in primary health care services in
Kenya. Background Mental illness is common in Kenya, yet there are fewer than 500 …

Integrating traditional medicine and healing into the Ghanaian mainstream health system: voices from within

A Kwame - Qualitative Health Research, 2021 - journals.sagepub.com
In this study, I employed interpretive ethnographic qualitative design to explore perceptions
of and proposals from traditional healers, biomedical practitioners, and health care …

'We are all working toward one goal. We want people to become well': A visual exploration of what promotes successful collaboration between community mental …

L Kpobi, UM Read, RK Selormey… - Transcultural …, 2024 - journals.sagepub.com
The practices of traditional and faith-based healers in low-and middle-income countries in
Africa and elsewhere have come under intense scrutiny in recent years owing to allegations …

The perceived effectiveness of traditional and faith healing in the treatment of mental illness: a systematic review of qualitative studies

ASJ Van der Watt, T Van de Water, G Nortje… - Social Psychiatry and …, 2018 - Springer
Purpose This work complements a quantitative review by Nortje et al.(Lancet Psychiatry 3
(2): 154–170, 2016) by exploring the qualitative literature in regard to the perceived …

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 …

Mental health treatment in Kenya: task-sharing challenges and opportunities among informal health providers

CW Musyimi, VN Mutiso, DM Ndetei, I Unanue… - International journal of …, 2017 - Springer
Background The study was conducted to explore challenges faced by trained informal
health providers referring individuals with suspected mental disorders for treatment, and …

Perceptions and experiences of dementia and its care in rural Kenya

CW Musyimi, DM Ndetei, S Evans-Lacko… - …, 2021 - journals.sagepub.com
Objectives We aimed to explore the perceptions towards dementia and related care across
three stakeholder groups in rural Kenya. Methods A total of 38 key stakeholders (carers of …