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ArticleAfrican journal of disability2025

Reflections on mental health,

Oliver Mutanga

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Article in African journal of disability, 2025. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 1 paper.

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Oliver MutangaGraduate School of Education, Nazarbayev University, Astana, Kazakhstan.ORCID 0000-0001-9525-8271

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Background: Western mental health models prioritise biomedical explanations and interventions at the expense of indigenous non-Western belief systems that offer culturally relevant understandings of mental health. In Zimbabwe, Objectives: This study aimed to explore the relationship between mental health challenges and Method: A multi-layered, autoethnographic methodology integrating personal reflections, narrative accounts, the literature, and media analysis was employed to investigate how Results: This article identifies Conclusion: The findings introduce the Contribution: This article highlights the importance of inclusive mental health practices that incorporate indigenous belief systems, for example, reparation and healing initiatives such as compensation. The proposed framework has the potential to positively contribute to mental healthcare in other non-Western contexts where mental health has cultural and spiritual dimensions.

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Dandemutande approachmental healthNgoziUbuntuUnhuWestern perspectivesZimbabwe

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PMID40611969
PMCPMC12224029

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