Role of traditional healers in the pathway to care of patients with bipolar disorder in Egypt
Assad, T.; Okasha, T.; Ramy, H.; Goueli, T.; El-Shinnawy, H.; Nasr, M.; Fathy, H.; Enaba, D.; Ibrahim, D.; Elhabiby, M.; Mohsen, N.; Khalil, S.; Fekry, M.; Zaki, N.; Hamed, H.; Azzam, H.; Meguid, M.A.; Abdelmaksoud Rabie, M.; Sultan, M.; Elghoneimy, S.; Refaat, O.; Nader, D.; Elserafi, D.; Elmissiry, M.; Shorab, I.;
Abstract
A large number of mentally ill patients prefer to visit non-medical practitioners such as traditional healers because of the confidence in the system, affordability and accessibility of the service. This may lead to delay in seeking psychiatric services and has prognostic impact.
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| Title | Role of traditional healers in the pathway to care of patients with bipolar disorder in Egypt | Authors | Assad, T. ; Okasha, T. ; Ramy, H. ; Goueli, T. ; El-Shinnawy, H. ; Nasr, M. ; Fathy, H. ; Enaba, D. ; Ibrahim, D. ; Elhabiby, M. ; Mohsen, N. ; Khalil, S. ; Fekry, M. ; Zaki, N. ; Hamed, H. ; Azzam, H. ; Meguid, M.A. ; Abdelmaksoud Rabie, M. ; Sultan, M. ; Elghoneimy, S. ; Refaat, O. ; Nader, D. ; Elserafi, D. ; Elmissiry, M. ; Shorab, I. | Keywords | Traditional healers, bipolar patients, pathway to care | Issue Date | 2015 | Journal | International Journal of Social Psychiatry | DOI | 6 583-90 http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?eid=2-s2.0-84939141591&partnerID=MN8TOARS 61 1741-2854 10.1177/0020764014565799 |
PubMed ID | 25575578 | Scopus ID | 2-s2.0-84939141591 |
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