Medicinal Plants Used in the Treatment of Mental and Neurological Disorders in Ghana

Table 3

Treatment of mental and neurological disorders by traditional medical practitioners in Ghana.

Variable	Frequency (n)	Percentage ()
Knowledge of herbs for treating mental and neurological disorders
No	26	39.4
Yes	40	60.6
Total number of patients treated throughout herbal medical practice
0	42	63.6
1-5	13	19.7
6-10	5	7.6
11-15	3	4.5
16-20	2	3.0
Above 20	1	1.5
Treatment options used
Not applicable	42	63.6
Divine/spiritual only	1	1.5
Herbs only	16	24.3
Herbs and divine/spiritual	7	10.6
Recovery status of patients treated
Not applicable/no recovery	42	63.6
Partial recovery	3	4.5
Total recovery	21	31.8