Table 4. Distribution of first contact for help of the caregivers of patients with first episode of psychotic disorders (n = 100).
Service provider |
Percentage |
General practitioner | 4 |
Psychiatrist | 2 |
General hospital | 17 |
Mental hospital | 11 |
Psychologist | 1 |
Mental health nurse | 1 |
Alternative healer | 64 |
Religious healer | 52 |
Shaman | 19 |
Both | 19 |
Other | 10 |