The split-ego experience of Africans: Ubuntu therapy as a healing alternative

Journal of Psychotherapy Integration

Volumn 15, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 48-66

  Van Dyk, G A J ^a   Nefale, M C ^b  

^a STELLENBOSCH UNIVERSITY   (South Africa)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH AFRICA   (South Africa)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AFRICA; ALTERNATIVE MEDICINE; COMMUNITY CARE; CONCEPT FORMATION; CONFLICT; COOPERATION; CULTURAL ANTHROPOLOGY; DISEASE MODEL; DOCTOR PATIENT RELATION; EGO; ETHNIC GROUP; HEALING; MENTAL DISEASE; MENTAL HEALTH CARE; MULTICULTURAL COUNSELING AND THERAPY; NEGRO; PATIENT COUNSELING; PHILOSOPHY; PSYCHOTHERAPY; RELIGION; REVIEW; SOUTH AFRICA; SPLIT EGO; TRADITIONAL MEDICINE; UBUNTU THERAPY;

EID: 17044435866     PISSN: 10530479     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1037/1053-0479.15.1.48     Document Type: Review

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