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The treatment of mental illness in faith-based and traditional healing centres in Ghana: perspectives of service users and healers.

Jessica E LambertFred NantogmahAdam Yahaya DokuruguHanan AlhassanSandow Stanislaus AzuurePeter Badimak YaroJeanette Kørner
Published in: Global mental health (Cambridge, England) (2020)
Results provide insight into the treatment of mental illness by traditional healers in Ghana and the need for trauma-informed mental health services. Findings also highlight the importance of considering cultural beliefs when attempting to implement mental health interventions in the region.
Keyphrases
  • mental illness
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