The role of global traditional and complementary systems of medicine in the treatment of mental health disorders

O Gureje, G Nortje, V Makanjuola, BD Oladeji… - The Lancet …, 2015 - thelancet.com
Traditional and complementary systems of medicine include a broad range of practices,
which are commonly embedded in cultural milieus and reflect community beliefs …

Mental health literacy in Pakistan: A narrative review

R Begum, FR Choudhry, TM Khan, FS Bakrin… - Mental Health Review …, 2020 - emerald.com
Purpose The term “Mental health literacy” is defined as knowledge and beliefs about mental
disorders which aid their recognition, management or prevention. The importance of health …

Effect of collaborative care between traditional and faith healers and primary health-care workers on psychosis outcomes in Nigeria and Ghana (COSIMPO): a cluster …

O Gureje, J Appiah-Poku, T Bello, L Kola, R Araya… - The Lancet, 2020 - thelancet.com
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 …

Effectiveness of traditional healers in treating mental disorders: a systematic review

G Nortje, B Oladeji, O Gureje, S Seedat - The Lancet Psychiatry, 2016 - thelancet.com
Traditional healers form a major part of the mental health workforce worldwide. Despite this,
little systematic examination has been done of their effectiveness in treating mental illness or …

One size does not fit all: taking diversity, culture and context seriously

M Alegria, M Atkins, E Farmer, E Slaton… - Administration and Policy …, 2010 - Springer
Evidence suggests that the current mental health system is failing in the provision of quality
mental health care for diverse children and families. This paper discusses one critical …

Parents' perspectives on care of children with autistic spectrum disorder in South Asia–Views from Pakistan and India

A Minhas, V Vajaratkar, G Divan… - … Review of Psychiatry, 2015 - Taylor & Francis
Autism spectrum disorder (ASD) affects about 1.4% of the population in South Asia but very
few have access to any form of health care service. The objective of this study was to explore …

Properties of the Hopkins Symptom Checklist-25 (HSCL-25) and the Self-Reporting Questionnaire (SRQ-20) as screening instruments used in primary care in …

P Ventevogel, G De Vries, WF Scholte… - Social psychiatry and …, 2007 - Springer
Background Recent epidemiological studies in Afghanistan using mental health
questionnaires yielded high prevalence rates for anxiety and depression. Objectives To …

Mental health literacy: focus on develo** countries

KA Ganasen, S Parker, CJ Hugo, DJ Stein… - African journal of …, 2008 - ajol.info
Mental health literacy: focus on develo** countries Page 1 REVIEW Afr J Psychiatry 2008;11:23-28
African Journal of Psychiatry • February 2008 23 Introduction Mental health is an issue of major …

Pakistan mental health country profile

S Karim, K Saeed, MH Rana… - … Review of Psychiatry, 2004 - Taylor & Francis
The Republic of Pakistan is a South East Asian country with a population of over 140.7
million. Its population is fast growing and the majority (70%) live in rural areas with a feudal …

The attribution of psychotic symptoms to **n in Islamic patients

A Lim, HW Hoek, JD Blom - Transcultural psychiatry, 2015 - journals.sagepub.com
Patients with an Islamic background who suffer from hallucinations or other psychotic
symptoms may attribute these experiences to **n (ie, invisible spirits). In this paper, we …