Open AccessPsychological ailments and their treatment protocols: a case study of Swati traditional healers in Mpumalanga Province, South Africa
Author(s) -
Anastasia Julia Ngobe,
Sebua Silas Semenya,
Tholene Sodi
Publication year - 2021
Publication title -
african health sciences
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.391
H-Index - 44
eISSN - 1729-0503
pISSN - 1680-6905
DOI - 10.4314/ahs.v21i2.50
Subject(s) - medicine , mental illness , mental health , psychiatry , depression (economics) , qualitative research , alternative medicine , social science , pathology , sociology , economics , macroeconomics
Evidence suggests that South African traditional healers (THs) treat various mental complaints. However, there is little literature on Swati THs' accounts on this subject. The current study therefore, sought to address this gap.