i felt whoever hates me will not love my children though sister immaculate did not harm anyone it was only after she developed these severe symptoms that she was brought to the psychiatric hospital she credits the fourmonth hospitalization for her recovery selfcounseling with psychological techniques and antidepressant treatment with lexapro escitalopram and later elavil amitriptyline has kept her depression at bay i had never thought it would happen to me she said but sharing experiences with other people it has kept me moving sister immaculate also shares medical experiences with local traditional healers trying to lead them to greater acceptance of the modern medical approach seth muhire 77 has been a traditional healer for more than 40 years in the neighboring village of busanza muhire shows abc the herbs that he uses in his practice christy duanabc seth muhire a busanzabased traditional healer stands out in uganda he has been practicing for nearly 40 years and collaborates with modern medical providers while traditional healers are secretive muhire told abc news about his work in his local language muhire works only with herbs gathered from the forest and occasionally psychiatric medication at times he uses a padlock and loose chains to restrain patients who may run away or become violent he said that he does not use ropes which tend to cut through the skin and open up the possibility of infection muhire learned herbal remedies from his father and grandfather meanwhile he learned about the sky blue tablets of phenergan promethazine a weak antipsychotic from modern mental health providers i used to collaborate with people who had clinics so i would learn from them and they would learn from me in that integration i got to learn more about using these western medicines muhire said when herbal remedies are not working he sends patients to the psychiatric hospital phiadora kampire 30 is a kisoro woman who lives with schizophrenia christy duanabc phiadorah kampire is one example of trying both methods she had her first psychotic episode when she heard the deep voice of an old man calling out to her but no one was there a university student majoring in tourism and hotel management at the time kampire believed that her schoolmates bewitched her but her family took her to a psychiatric hospital she was diagnosed with schizophrenia in 2008 and put on haldol haloperidol but at 2500 ugandan shillings 070 per month she lapsed in her treatment since then she occasionally seeks treatment from traditional healers as well during the time i am sick i have no insight of anything i dont even see the good of being on treatment during the time im in attack kampire said i think i will never be well each psychotic episode is longer more intense and leads to further isolation she left the university cannot maintain a job because of her paranoia and was ostracized by her family when asked if she saw any hope in her situation