Brenda Zola De Gama

Dados Biográficos

ID4508711
NOMEBrenda Zola De Gama
PRENOMESBrenda Zola
SOBRENOMEDe Gama
ASSINATURADE GAMA B Z
AFILIAÇÕESUniversity of KwaZulu-Natal
ORCID0000-0003-0741-281X
VERIFICADOSim
TOTAL DE OBRAS2
TOTAL DE CITAÇÕES0
TOTAL COMO AUTOR2
TOTAL COMO EDITOR0
PRIMEIRO ANO DE PUBLICAÇÃO2024
ANO MAIS RECENTE DE PUBLICAÇÃO2024
ÍNDICE H0

  • A quantitative evaluation of traditional health practitioners’ perspectives on mental disorders in KwaZulu-Natal

    Ntombifuthi P Ngubane, Brenda Zola De GamaARTICLEJournal of Spirituality in Mental…2024

    Traditional healing practices are prominent in recent studies. Particularly, there is focused attention on holistic healing in treatment interventions for various illnesses, including mental disorders. This paper quantitatively evaluates the perspectives of traditional health practitioners (THPs) regarding their knowledge, diagnosis, and treatment practices of mental disorders, especially schizophrenia. Special attention was paid to symptoms of s…

  • The Influence of Culture on the Cause, Diagnosis and Treatment of Serious Mental Illness (Ufufunyana)

    Open AccessNtombifuthi P Ngubane, Brenda Zola De GamaARTICLECulture Medicine and Psychiatry2024Referências: 27

    Cultural beliefs influence the perceived cause, methods of diagnosis and treatment of mental illnesses. A qualitative study was conducted among traditional health practitioners (THPs) in the Harry Gwala District Municipality to further explore this influence. Purposive sampling assisted in the recruitment of 31 participants (9 males and 22 females). The four key themes this study investigated in relation to mental illness included its causes, met…