A scoping review to evaluate the efficacy of combining traditional healing and modern psychiatry in global mental healthcare.

ABSTRACT: Traditional faith healers (TFHs) are often consulted for serious mental illness (SMIs) in low- and middle-income countries (LMICs). Involvement of TFHs in mental healthcare could provide an opportunity for early identification and intervention to reduce the mental health treatment gap in LMICs. The aim of this study was to identify models of collaboration between TFHs and biomedical professionals, determine the outcomes of these collaborative models and identify any mechanisms (i.e., explanatory processes) or contextual moderators (i.e., barriers and facilitators) of these outcomes. A systematic scoping review of five electronic databases was performed from inception to March 2023 guided by consultation with local experts in Nigeria and Bangladesh. Data were extracted using a predefined da

SUBMITTER: Jilka S 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11949735 | biostudies-literature | 2025

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature