The Prospects of Integrating Traditional Religion and Orthodox Psychiatric Healing Methods Among the Baganda of Uganda

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ID22254523
AuthorsHassan Lubowa Tugume (Makerere University, corresponding author)
Year2021
Volume3
Issue1
Pages35-45
Publication date2021-06-15
Peer ReviewedYes
Open AccessYes
TypeARTICLE
VenueEast African Journal of Traditions Culture and Religion (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 2707-5362 • E-ISSN: 2707-5370
PublisherEast African Nature and Science Organization (PUBLISHER)
DOI10.37284/eajtcr.3.1.345
OpenAlexW3172660176
LanguageEN
References cited10

The main objective of this study is to analyse the possibility of integrating traditional psychiatric healing methods among the Baganda into Orthodox healing practices. The debate was influenced by the resistance of some ailments to the orthodox medication and the proven efficacy of traditional healing processes in the treatment of some complications. This paper has singled out psychiatric complications. In Uganda, the ambience of psychiatric victims on the streets of Kampala and towns has raised concern about the efficiency of the psychiatric hospital at Butabika in Kampala. The primary data were obtained through interviews and questionnaires through a survey in five counties of Buganda kingdom. On the other hand, secondary data were obtained through a review and synthesis of relevant literature on Buganda, psychiatric healing, religion and African culture. The empirical analysis was done through descriptive analysis using analytical and critical tools. This paper established that the need for alternative approaches to psychiatric cases led to new interest in traditional healing which has shown some positive responses. Consequently, traditional practitioners under their association of native healers have availed themselves the opportunity of this debate to call for recognition as partners in the provision of effective and affordable health care. This paper explored the traditional psychiatric healing process in Buganda, Uganda by analysing the various concepts, perspectives and dimensions and argued for the integration of traditional methods with modern ones

Alternative medicine · Psychiatry · Medicine · Mental Health Treatment and Access · Psychology

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