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Nosology and modalities for deciding on the management of patients with psychiatric illness among traditional healers in Lagos, Nigeria

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  02 January 2018

Olufemi Olugbile ,
N. P. Zachariah  and
B. Isichei
Olufemi Olugbile
Affiliation:
Department of Psychiatry, Lagos State University Teaching Hospital, Ikeja, Lagos State, Nigeria, email [email protected]
N. P. Zachariah
Affiliation:
Department of Psychiatry, Lagos State University Teaching Hospital, Ikeja, Nigeria
B. Isichei
Affiliation:
Department of Social Welfare, Lagos State University Teaching Hospital, Ikeja, Nigeria
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Many patients in Nigeria consult traditional healers before, or in parallel with, modern psychiatric services. Part of the attraction of traditional medicine for the populace, apart from its lower cost and easier accessibility, may lie in its ‘cultural’ explanatory concepts of the nature and course of mental disorder.

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Thematic Papers — Traditional Healers
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International Psychiatry , Volume 4 , Issue 4 , October 2007 , pp. 83 - 84
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Copyright © The Royal College of Psychiatrists 2007

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