The characteristics of people with mental illness who are under treatment in traditional healer centres in Sudan

International Journal of Social Psychiatry

Volumn 58, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 204-216

  Sorketti, Ehab Ali ^a   Zainal, Nor Zuraida ^a   Habil, Mohamad Hussain ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MALAYA   (Malaysia)

Author keywords

mental disorders; psychiatric service; Sudan; traditional healers

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AFRICAN MEDICINE; ARTICLE; DEMOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HUMAN; INTERVIEW; MALE; MENTAL DISEASE; METHODOLOGY; MIDDLE AGED; QUESTIONNAIRE; SUDAN;

ADULT; DEMOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HUMANS; INTERVIEWS AS TOPIC; MALE; MEDICINE, AFRICAN TRADITIONAL; MENTAL DISORDERS; MIDDLE AGED; QUESTIONNAIRES; SUDAN; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84857604344     PISSN: 00207640     EISSN: 17412854     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0020764010390439     Document Type: Article

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