Traditional Healers' Views on the Role of Zulu medicine on Psychosis - Makhanya, Siyabonga
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The focus of this research project was on the views that Zulu traditional healers and caregivers hold on the role of traditional Zulu medicine on psychosis (ukuhlanya). The findings of this research provide evidence that Traditional Zulu healers and a few community members (caregivers of those who once presented with the symptoms of ukuhlanya) view psychosis as a curable illness that is usually caused by bewitchment. Participants distinguished this illness from the symptoms of someone who has a calling to become a traditional healer. Get an idea into how psychosis is conceptualized in the Zulu context.…mehr

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The focus of this research project was on the views that Zulu traditional healers and caregivers hold on the role of traditional Zulu medicine on psychosis (ukuhlanya). The findings of this research provide evidence that Traditional Zulu healers and a few community members (caregivers of those who once presented with the symptoms of ukuhlanya) view psychosis as a curable illness that is usually caused by bewitchment. Participants distinguished this illness from the symptoms of someone who has a calling to become a traditional healer. Get an idea into how psychosis is conceptualized in the Zulu context.
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Siyabonga Makhanya est né à Esikhawini township (nord du KwaZulu Natal) en Afrique du Sud. Il a étudié à l'université de Zululand où il a obtenu deux diplômes : une licence de psychologie et un master en psychologie du conseil. Principaux centres d'intérêt : Psychologie indigne, psychologie psychodynamique et psychologie critique. Il exerce en cabinet privé à Durban.