The pathway followed by psychotic patients to a tertiary health center in a developing country: A comparison with patients with epilepsy
| Autor: | Mohd Azhar Mohd Yasin, S.M. Razali |
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| Rok vydání: | 2008 |
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Complementary Therapies Male medicine.medical_specialty Psychosis Adolescent Cross-sectional study education Alternative medicine Health Services Accessibility Behavioral Neuroscience Epilepsy Internal medicine medicine Health Services Indigenous Humans Schizophreniform disorder Psychiatry Developing Countries Referral and Consultation Socioeconomic status Malay Primary Health Care business.industry Malaysia Homeopathy Middle Aged Patient Acceptance of Health Care medicine.disease language.human_language Cross-Sectional Studies Psychotic Disorders Socioeconomic Factors Neurology Schizophrenia language Female Neurology (clinical) Family Practice business |
| Zdroj: | Epilepsy & Behavior. 13:343-349 |
| ISSN: | 1525-5050 |
| Popis: | The objective of this study was to describe and compare the pathways followed by Malay patients with psychoses (schizophrenia and schizophreniform disorder) and Malay patients with epilepsy to a tertiary health center in the northeastern area of peninsular Malaysia. There were 60 patients in each group. The most popular pathway for both groups was first contact with traditional or alternative healers. Consultation with Malay traditional healers (bomohs) and/or homeopathic practitioners (44.2%) was significantly higher for psychotic patients (61.7%) than for patients with epilepsy (26.7%) (chi(2)(2)=15.609, P |
| Databáze: | OpenAIRE |
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