Explanatory models of mental disorders and treatment practices among traditional healers in Mpumulanga, South Africa

KR Sorsdahl; AJ Flisher; Z Wilson; Dan Joseph Stein

doi:10.4314/ajpsy.v13i4.61878

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Explanatory models of mental disorders and treatment practices among traditional healers in Mpumulanga, South Africa

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Interventions aimed at increasing the mental health literacy of traditional healers are essential. In addition, investigations of the effectiveness of traditional healer treatment for psychiatric disorders should be conducted.

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