Profiles of traditional healers and their healing practices in the Eastern Cape province of South Africa
Background: Despite the widespread use of traditional healers in the management of mental health problems among South Africans, there is a knowledge gap in their practices that needs to be narrowed in order to develop a more collaborative and integrated mental health system. There is a need to bette...
Main Authors: | Ntombizanele Menze, Alberta S.J. Van der Watt, Karis Moxley, Soraya Seedat |
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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AOSIS
2018-09-01
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Series: | South African Journal of Psychiatry |
Online Access: | https://sajp.org.za/index.php/sajp/article/view/1305 |
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