Afro-centric religious consultations as treatment for psychotic disorders among day hospital patients in Santiago de Cuba

• Published in: Mental health, religion & culture Vol. 14; no. 7; pp. 691 - 701
• Main Authors: Gibson, Roger Carl, Morgado, Alain Jiménez, Brosyle, Alberto Cutie, Mesa, Elena Hamilton, Sanchéz, Concepción Hechavarría
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Abingdon Routledge 01.09.2011; Taylor & Francis Ltd
• Subjects: African traditional medicine; Black people; Cuba; Medical treatment; Mental disorders; Older people; psychotic disorders; religion and medicine; Rites & ceremonies; spiritual therapies; Cuba; Santiago de Cuba Cuba

We investigated the utilisation of Afro-centric religious treatments for psychotic disorders among a sample of Cuban day hospital patients. Most (55%) had used such treatments and this practice was more common among older persons, although unassociated with any particular religious background or rac...