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SynthesisSocial psychiatry and psychiatric epidemiology2018

The perceived effectiveness of traditional and faith healing in the treatment of mental illness: a systematic review of qualitative studies.

A S J van der Watt, T van de Water, G Nortje, B D Oladeji, S Seedat, O Gureje, Partnership for Mental Health Development in Sub-Saharan Africa (PaM-D) Research Team

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Synthesis in Social psychiatry and psychiatric epidemiology, 2018. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 30 papers, 3 of them syntheses that pooled it.

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30citing papers in PubMed, 3 pooled it
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1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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The abstract states no effect estimate the extractor could read, or names no intervention and outcome on the map, so this paper lights no cell and moves no belief. It is still indexed, cited and linked below.

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

30 citing papers in PubMed, 3 syntheses or guidelines pooled it, 83 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

7 authors at 2 institutions in 2 countries.

A S J van der WattDepartment of Psychiatry, Stellenbosch University, Francie van Zijl Drive, Tygerberg, South Africa. bertevdwatt@sun.ac.za.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-9005-8948
T van de WaterDepartment of Psychiatry, Stellenbosch University, Francie van Zijl Drive, Tygerberg, South Africa.
G NortjeDepartment of Psychiatry, Stellenbosch University, Francie van Zijl Drive, Tygerberg, South Africa.
B D OladejiDepartment of Psychiatry, University of Ibadan, Ibadan, 900001, Oyo State, Nigeria.
S SeedatDepartment of Psychiatry, Stellenbosch University, Francie van Zijl Drive, Tygerberg, South Africa.
O GurejeDepartment of Psychiatry, University of Ibadan, Ibadan, 900001, Oyo State, Nigeria.
Partnership for Mental Health Development in Sub-Saharan Africa (PaM-D) Research Team
Stellenbosch University · ZAUniversity of Ibadan · NG

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

purposeThis work complements a quantitative review by Nortje et al. (Lancet Psychiatry 3(2):154-170, 2016) by exploring the qualitative literature in regard to the perceived effectiveness of traditional and faith healing of mental disorders.

methodQualitative studies focusing specifically on traditional and/or faith healing practices for mental illness were retrieved from eight databases. Data were extracted  into basic coding sheets to facilitate the assessment of the quality of eligible papers using the COREQ.

resultsSixteen articles met the inclusion criteria. Despite methodological limitations, there was evidence from the papers that stakeholders perceived traditional and/or faith healing to be effective in treating mental illness, especially when used in combination with biomedical treatment.

conclusionPatients will continue to seek treatment from traditional and/or faith healers for mental illness if they perceive it to be effective regardless of alternative biomedical evidence. This provides opportunities for collaboration to address resource scarcity in low to middle income countries.

Indexed as

Faith HealingMedicine, TraditionalPatient Outcome AssessmentHumansMental DisordersQualitative ResearchFaith healingMental illnessPerceived effectivenessQualitativeReviewTraditional healing

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PMID29696304
OpenAlexW2799351708

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