Conceptualizing Psychosis in Uganda: ThE Perspective of Indigenous and Religious Healers

Transcultural Psychiatry

Volumn 44, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 79-114

  Teuton, Joanna ^a   Bentall, Richard ^a   Dowrick, Chris ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MANCHESTER   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF LIVERPOOL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Africa; indigenous healing; psychosis; religious healing; representations

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BIPOLAR DISORDER; CULTURAL FACTOR; HUMAN; INDIGENOUS PEOPLE; POLITICAL SYSTEM; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; PSYCHOSIS; PUNISHMENT; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH; RELIGION; SCHIZOPHRENIA; SOCIAL ASPECT; UGANDA; URBAN AREA;

FAITH HEALING; HUMANS; POPULATION GROUPS; PSYCHOTIC DISORDERS; RELIGION; SPIRITUALISM; UGANDA;

EID: 33947357697     PISSN: 13634615     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1363461507074976     Document Type: Article

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