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Traditional healing experiences in patients attending a university outpatient clinic
Other Title(s)
الطب الشعبي
Author
Source
The Arab Journal of Psychiatry
Issue
Vol. 5, Issue 2 (30 Nov. 1994), pp.83-91, 9 p.
Publisher
The Arab Federation of Psychiatrists
Publication Date
1994-11-30
Country of Publication
Jordan
No. of Pages
9
Main Subjects
Abstract EN
Traditional medicine is one of the two major health systems in Saudi Arabia.
In this study, patients who are attending the Psychiatric clinic at the University Hospital for the first time are asked about their experiences concerning traditional healing according to a specifically designed data gathering sheet.
Women used traditional medicine more often, but education and employment did not seem to play a role in the choice of traditional medicine over modern medicine.
The most common traditional diagnosis was the evil eye, and the most rendered treatment was reading the Koran.
Both traditional and psychiatric diagnoses were equally distributed in both sexes and psychiatrists did not seem to agree with traditional healers to group certain symptoms to form a diagnosis.
Also, psychiatric disorders were found to have a similar distribution in traditional and non-traditional medicine users.
American Psychological Association (APA)
al-Subayi, Abd Allah Sultan. 1994. Traditional healing experiences in patients attending a university outpatient clinic. The Arab Journal of Psychiatry،Vol. 5, no. 2, pp.83-91.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-219860
Modern Language Association (MLA)
al-Subayi, Abd Allah Sultan. Traditional healing experiences in patients attending a university outpatient clinic. The Arab Journal of Psychiatry Vol. 5, no. 2 (November 1994), pp.83-91.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-219860
American Medical Association (AMA)
al-Subayi, Abd Allah Sultan. Traditional healing experiences in patients attending a university outpatient clinic. The Arab Journal of Psychiatry. 1994. Vol. 5, no. 2, pp.83-91.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-219860
Data Type
Journal Articles
Language
English
Notes
Includes bibliographical references: p.91
Record ID
BIM-219860