Collaboration between traditional practitioners and primary health care staff in South Africa: developing a workable partnership for community mental health services.

摘要: The majority of the black African population in South Africa utilize both traditional and public sector Western systems healing for mental health care. There is a need to develop models collaboration that promote workable relationship between two systems. aim this study was explore perceptions service users providers current interactions care ways which could be improved provision community services. Qualitative individual focus group interviews were conducted with key one typical rural sub-district. held explanatory illness used dual care, shifting treatment modalities reportedly causing problems adherence. Traditional healers expressed lack appreciation from practitioners but open training biomedical approaches establishing collaborative interests improving patient biomedically trained less interested such an arrangement. Interventions acquaint illness, orientation towards culture-centred approach as well establishment fora facilitate negotiation respectful relationships are required at district level equitable