Examining the common pathways to help seeking, the
present study suggests that many carers took their ill relatives
to faith-healing practitioners. Such faith-healers
often performed special rituals, which sometime would
proceed to abusive forms of treatment, in some cases
inflicting physical harm to patients. Carers were found to
turn to mental health services when these procedures did
not reduce the symptoms. This caused substantial delays in
seeking psychiatric treatment. Such faith-based practices,
especially in rural areas, involved significant expenses;
therefore by the time they sought treatment at mental
health centers, they were often financially drained. The
present study reveals that seeking help at mental healthcare
center occurs last in the sequence of help seeking process,
by which time the family is heavily burdened, drained and
compromised financially.
Examining the common pathways to help seeking, thepresent study suggests that many carers took their ill relativesto faith-healing practitioners. Such faith-healersoften performed special rituals, which sometime wouldproceed to abusive forms of treatment, in some casesinflicting physical harm to patients. Carers were found toturn to mental health services when these procedures didnot reduce the symptoms. This caused substantial delays inseeking psychiatric treatment. Such faith-based practices,especially in rural areas, involved significant expenses;therefore by the time they sought treatment at mentalhealth centers, they were often financially drained. Thepresent study reveals that seeking help at mental healthcarecenter occurs last in the sequence of help seeking process,by which time the family is heavily burdened, drained andcompromised financially.
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