African Accounts of Religious Conversations and Interventions in Mental Healthcare

Daniel Orogun

doi:10.25159/2412-4265/16061

Authors

Daniel Orogun University of Pretoria https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8642-0724

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.25159/2412-4265/16061

Keywords:

collaboration, compassion science, conversations, healing, interventions, mental healthcare, spiritual care

Abstract

The importance of healthcare has attracted conversations from healthcare professionals, as well as other groups like the United Nations, academic institutions, governments, the private sector, and religious organisations, all contributing to healthcare conversations because healthcare is foundational to human survival. However, there are questions on the quality and gaps of conversations and interventions regarding mental health among religious groups. This is because the quality of healthcare delivery may be rooted in the quality of conversations and interventions. This study explores the quality of mental healthcare (MHC) conversations and interventions in Traditional Religions, Christianity, and Islam in Africa. It interrogates past and recent conversations and interventions within the frameworks of spiritual care (SC) as a form of compassion science, interreligious collaborations, spiritual healings, and allopathic collaborations. Lastly, it places a searchlight on the loopholes of spiritual care in MHC and recommends closure where possible in the pursuit of improved healthcare and well-being in Africa.

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