A psychiatrist in training encounters a traditional healer.
South African Journal of Psychiatry 2025 Raksha Singh, Pierre M Joubert
Traditional healers play a significant role in healthcare seeking in South Africa. Many South Africans often seek healthcare services from both medical practitioners and traditional healers simultaneously for the same condition. Despite this, many medical practitioners seem ignorant about the practices of traditional healers. This study aimed to explore the similarities and differences between...
DOI: 10.4102/sajpsychiatry.v31i0.2453 (opens in new tab)
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Shamanism
Autoethnography
Culture and psychiatry
Ethnomedicine
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