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Traditional healers in East Africa

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  02 January 2018

David M. Ndetei
David M. Ndetei*
Affiliation:
University of Nairobi; Founder and Director, Africa Mental Health Foundation (AMHF), email dmndetei@mentalhealthafrica.com
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Since time immemorial, people from East Africa, and beyond, depended on traditional healers for treatment of all types of disorders, including those related to mental health. Even today, the use of traditional healers is common, despite the introduction of modern drugs. Alternative medicine is growing fast all over the world.

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Thematic Papers — Traditional Healers
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International Psychiatry , Volume 4 , Issue 4 , October 2007 , pp. 85 - 86
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