Altamih Randa Ahmed Abdalrheem, Elmahi Osman Kamal Osman
Researcher, Faculty of Medicine, University of Khartoum, Khartoum, Sudan.
Researcher, Faculty of Medicine, Ibn Sina University, Khartoum, Sudan. Email:
BJPsych Int. 2023 May;20(2):29-30. doi: 10.1192/bji.2022.27.
From a cultural perspective, traditional healing has had a substantial impact on psychiatric management in rural African communities, but the services provided by traditional healers are not integrated with the mental health services provided by primary healthcare. In Sudan, modern psychiatry has seen minimal development beyond the capital city of Khartoum. In rural communities, traditional health practitioners (THPs) are the first point of entry to mental health services. Effective collaboration between THPs and consultant psychiatrists should be encouraged by the introduction of health education that targets THPs, especially in rural communities. This would facilitate the integration of mental health services into primary healthcare and help achieve universal health coverage for psychiatric disorders in Sudan.
从文化角度来看，传统疗法对非洲农村社区的精神疾病管理产生了重大影响，但传统治疗师提供的服务并未与初级医疗保健提供的心理健康服务相结合。在苏丹，现代精神病学在首都喀土穆以外地区发展甚微。在农村社区，传统健康从业者是心理健康服务的首要入口点。应通过针对传统健康从业者开展健康教育来鼓励他们与精神科顾问医生进行有效合作，尤其是在农村社区。这将有助于将心理健康服务纳入初级医疗保健，并有助于在苏丹实现精神疾病的全民健康覆盖。
