Bridging Minds and Medicines in Bhutan: A Scoping Review of Community Perspectives on Mental Health, Substance Use, and Traditional–Modern Care Integration

Kamal Singh; Apil Gurung; Tila Chand Timsina

doi:10.17605/OSF.IO/N5MUH

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Bridging Minds and Medicines in Bhutan: A Scoping Review of Community Perspectives on Mental Health, Substance Use, and Traditional–Modern Care Integration

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Bridging Minds and Medicines in Bhutan: A Scoping Review of Community Perspectives on Mental Health, Substance Use, and Traditional–Modern Care Integration

Kamal Singh, Apil Gurung and Tila Chand Timsina

OSF Registries

Centre for Open Science

2025

DOI: https://doi.org/10.17605/OSF.IO/N5MUH

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This scoping review protocol outlines a systematic approach to map the extent, range, and nature of evidence on how Bhutanese communities conceptualise the relationship between mental health and substance use, the role of traditional healing, factors shaping help-seeking, and community perceptions of culturally safe, integrated care. Following established scoping review guidance, we will search PubMed, CINAHL, and Scopus using both controlled vocabulary and keywords. Findings will inform culturally congruent mental health service design and future research in Bhutan and comparable Himalayan contexts.

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Title: Bridging Minds and Medicines in Bhutan: A Scoping Review of Community Perspectives on Mental Health, Substance Use, and Traditional–Modern Care Integration
Authors: Kamal Singh
Apil Gurung
Tila Chand Timsina
Publication details: OSF Registries
Publisher: Centre for Open Science
Date published: 2025
DOI: 10.17605/OSF.IO/N5MUH
Organisation Unit: Healthy Ageing Research Cluster; School of Health - Nursing
Language: English
Record Identifier: 991223529902621
Output Type: Working paper; Systematic Review

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