Complementary Treatment of Psychotic and Epileptic Patients in Malaysia

Bibliographic Data

ID2394682
AuthorsSalleh Mohd Razali (0000-0001-9726-1167, Universiti Sains Malaysia, corresponding author), Azhar Mohd Yassin (Universiti Sains Malaysia)
Year2008
Volume45
Issue3
Pages455-469
Publication date2008-09-01
Open AccessYes
TypeARTICLE
VenueTranscultural Psychiatry (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 1363-4615 • E-ISSN: 1461-7471
PublisherSAGE Publications Inc (PUBLISHER)
DOI10.1177/1363461508094676
PMID18799643
OpenAlexW2069209957
LanguageEN
Citations received4
References cited19

The objective of this article is to describe and compare the use of traditional/complementary medicine (T/CM) among psychotic (schizophrenia and schizophreniform disorder) and epileptic Malay patients in peninsular Malaysia. There were 60 patients in each group. T/CM consultation was uniformly spread across all levels of education and social status. We could not find a single over-riding factor that influenced the decision to seek T/CM treatment because the decision to seek such treatment was complex and the majority of decisions were made by others. Fifty-three patients (44.2%), consisting of 37 (61.7%) psychotic and 16 (26.7%) epileptic patients had consulted Malay traditional healers (bomoh) and/or homeopathic practitioners in addition to modern treatment; of these, only three had consulted bomoh and homeopathic practitioners at the same time. The use of T/CM was significantly higher in psychotic than in epileptic Malay patients

Alternative medicine · Epilepsy · Family medicine · Homeopathy · Malay · Pathology · Psychiatry · Psychosis · Schizoaffective disorder · Schizophreniform disorder · Acupuncture Treatment Research Studies · Complementary and Alternative Medicine Studies · Ethnobotanical and Medicinal Plants Studies · Medicine · Psychology

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