Obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD) is a leading cause of mental health disability worldwide, with over 112 million individuals suffering from the disorder at some point in their lives. It afflicts ...

The island of Siquijor in the southern Philippines is famed for its traditional healing practices; less well known is the role its healers play in conserving the island’s forests. Traditional ...

Josephine Mick wrapped her fingers around the wrist of her interpreter, gently demonstrating a traditional ngangkaṟi healing technique to draw out illness. Speaking in fluent Pitjantjatjarra ...

BUSHBUCKRIDGE, South Africa (AP) — The walls of Shadrack Mashabane’s hut in the rural South African town of Bushbuckridge are covered with traditional fabrics, with a small window the only source of ...

BAMAKO (Reuters) - Bourama Soumaoro's pharmacy looks much like any other, packets of pills in glass cabinets and jars of powder to fight everything from toothache to dysentery. Sign up here. But ...

Maja Jakarasi receives funding from the South African National Research Foundation (NRF) and the German Research Foundation (DFG). He is affiliated with the International Research Training Group (IRTG ...

Traditional healers are integral to the lives of many of us in Mzansi. They are custodians of cultural heritage, spiritual insight, and holistic wellness. Their sacred discipline is a living tradition ...

GANADO — The 9-year-old boy was hurting himself, running into walls and banging his head into them. He was directed by a spirit voice who told him to do it, Harrison Jim said, recalling the patient.

Congolese traditional medicine, rooted in cultural heritage, is disappearing due to the dominance of modern medicine; in rural areas, traditional healers remain essential, yet their knowledge is ...

Arizona's Medicaid program will now reimburse certain Indigenous providers for traditional healing. The new state budget includes $100,000 for traditional healing, allowing it as a Medicaid benefit.

Journal of Humanities, Vol. 32, No. 2 (2024), pp. 23-42 (20 pages) This study aimed to explore explanatory models and treatment practices for mental illness/bio-psycho-social disability by traditional ...