Spiritual distress: an indigenous model of nonpsychotic XXXX in primary care in Harare, Zimbabwe.

@entity1 @entity1597 @entity1032 @entity146 @entity102 @entity148 @entity221
@entity221 causation are common in Africa. This article reports an investigation of some clinical correlates of @entity1 who believe that their problem has a spiritual cause. A cross-sectional survey of random attenders at primary health care clinics and traditional medical practitioners ( @entity1597 ) in Harare (n = 302) was performed. Interviews included eliciting of explanatory models, indigenous and etic @entity146 measures. @entity221 were held by half the subjects. @entity1 who hold this model had higher levels of @entity146 and were more likely to have a @entity1032 as judged by the @entity1 , care provider and @entity146 measures. The symptoms of such @entity1 resemble the construct of @entity148 . Such @entity1 are more likely to consult @entity1597 and to have a @entity102 . @entity221 may represent an indigenous model to explain the distressing symptoms of nonpsychotic @entity1032 . Including them in training of primary health care providers may improve the recognition of @entity1032 .
