Empowering Medical Pluralism in Mental Healthcare: Critical Narrative Review with Case Illustration

Abstract

Mental health conditions affect more than 900 million individuals across the globe. Unfortunately, the developing countries bear disproportionally higher percentages, which point towards a gap in the treatment programs or other external players. This review draws on a case study that identifies socioeconomic and cultural factors as the leading barriers of accessing mental healthcare services in the developing countries. Accordingly, we have proposed a philosophically driven farmwork that advocates for medical pluralism to address these obstacles. Nevertheless, it must be noted that more research is needed to validate this framework.