Representations of schizophrenia spectrum disorders and other psychoses by traditional health practitioners of the Dogon Plateau of Bandiagara, Mali.

Authors

  • Pakuy Pierre Mounkoro FMOS/ USTTB
  • Zoua KAMATE CHU Point G
  • Souleymane COULIBALY CHU Point G

Keywords:

Keywords: Schizophrenic spectrum disorders and other psychoses - health traders - interpreta-tive models - Dogon Bandiagara Plateau - Mali.

Abstract

Abstract

The interpretative models of schizophrenic spectrum disorders and other psychoses in the Dogon Plateau of Bandiagara, make it possible both to name the disorders and their causes and to specify the therapeutic means for their management. The objective of this study was to analyze the traditional interpretations of these disorders and their etiological referents by traditional health practitioners. The survey was carried out at the Plateau Dogon between July 22 and August 15, 2012 among 20 TPS taking care of mental disorders. The study took place at the Regional Center for Traditional Medicine of Bandiagara. Interviews using a questionnaire and note-taking enabled data to be collected. Names such as aggression by spirits, bad luck, anthropophagic witchcraft, different forms of madness and their referent causes have been listed, thanks to diagnostic procedures such as divination, questioning, inspection and the behavior of the sick. An in-depth study of these procedures would make it possible to better understand the traditional psychopathological approach to schizophrenic spectrum disorders and other psychoses in the Dogon Plateau of Bandiagara.

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2021-07-13

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Mounkoro, P. P., KAMATE, Z. ., & COULIBALY, S. . (2021). Representations of schizophrenia spectrum disorders and other psychoses by traditional health practitioners of the Dogon Plateau of Bandiagara, Mali. Revue Africaine Des Sciences Sociales Et De La Santé Publique, 3(1), 43-52. Retrieved from https://revue-rasp.org/index.php/rasp/article/view/73

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