دراسة عن الطب الشعبي في مستشفى الصحة النفسية بالرياض

الملخص EN

This study was done on a random sample of the outpatient popula- tion of Riyadh Hospital for Mental Health in Saudi Arabia.

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150).

The results showed that approximately 79% of the sample have con- sulted a popular therapist before or after they came to the psychiatric clinic.

In fact about 53% have consulted the popular therapists at first.

The types of treatments given by those therapists and their nosology of mental illnesses are discussed in detail.

The motivation of people seek- ing unorthodox treatments for mental illness is yet to be determined.

الملخص FRE

Cette 6tude effectude sur un 6chantillon de 150 malades en soin exteme dans un Hdpital psychiatrique & Ryad.

Arabie Saoudite.

Les R6sultats ont demontrd qu'approximativement 79% des malades ont consults les "gudrisseurs” avant ou apr6s dtre venus d la clinique psychiatrique.

En r6alit6 53% ont consult6 les "gu6risseurs " an d6but Les diff6rents types de ces traitements et la nosologie des maladies mentales ont 6t6 6tudi6s en detail.

La motivation des malades recherchant les ‘‘gu6ris- seurs " reste d determiner.