This systematic literature review summarizes academic knowledge on “tension” among
South Asian and diaspora populations.“Tension”(sometimes transliterated as tenshun) is a …

Despite extensive ethnographic and qualitative research on traditional healers in Nepal, the
role of traditional healers in relation to mental health has not been synthesized. We focused …

Abstract In this Fresh Focus, we reassess what the mental health treatment gap may mean if
we consider the role of traditional healing. Based on systematic reviews, patients can use …

As global health research seeks to decolonialise, democratise, and become more culturally
engaging, researchers are increasingly employing participatory and co-productive methods …

Background There is increasing access to mental health services in biomedical settings (eg,
primary care and specialty clinics) in low-and middle-income countries. Traditional healing …

There is growing policy, practice, and research interest in reducing the treatment gap for
adolescent depression in low-and middle-income countries, where 90% of the world's …

There is increasing evidence supporting the effectiveness of psychological interventions in
low-and middle-income countries. However, primary care providers (PCPs) may prefer …

This paper reviews and reflects on the policy efforts to integrate traditional healers in Nepal.
Most people in rural Nepal rely on traditional healers for their primary health care needs, not …

Background: Emerging zoonotic diseases represent a growing global threat, particularly for
countries with constrained infrastructure and resources. There is a lack of qualitative …

A cursory review of the literature shows that shamanism as traditional healing has been a
subject of scholarly interest. Many foreign scholars have studied the Nepali shamans and …