Abstract Ethiopia is one of the ancient countries inhabited by well over a hundred million people of diverse cultures and languages. Such diversity requires mental health training and services to be tailored to those diverse needs of the people. Consequently, there are important implications for mental health training and services. The gap in mental health knowledge is attributed perhaps to a lack of trained professionals in relevant fields in awareness and understanding of advances made in global mental health (GMH) and blended with indigenous wisdom. Training is Western orientated and lacks integration with local culture and wisdom. The study intends to explore the extent to which mental health training and services have customized Western mental health traditions into the indigenous knowledge, skills, and practices of Ethiopia. The study employed an exploratory design, and data was collected through focus group discussions (FGD) from a total of eighteen faculty, alumni, and practitioners working at the University of Gondar. Data was collected using semi-structured interview guides from the different groups. Mental health knowledge in our training and service providers is perceived to be culture specific rather than universal. However, it is highly influenced by the Western culture diffused through various media. This has resulted in faculty and practitioners being dependent on Western resources without adapting them into indigenous wisdom and cultures. This has prevented them from exploring and practicing what is available in our specific cultures and traditions, such as books written by the religious scholars and traditional healers.

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全球精神卫生背景下的西化与本土化：埃塞俄比亚的培训和服务–贡德尔大学为重点

摘要埃塞俄比亚是古老的国家之一，居住着一亿多不同文化和语言的人。这种多样性要求针对人们的各种需求量身定制心理健康培训和服务。因此，对精神卫生培训和服务具有重要意义。精神卫生知识的差距可能是由于缺乏相关领域训练有素的专业人员对全球精神卫生（GMH）方面取得的进步的认识和理解，并与土著智慧相融合。培训是面向西方的，缺乏与当地文化和智慧的融合。该研究旨在探讨心理健康培训和服务在多大程度上将西方心理健康传统纳入埃塞俄比亚的土著知识，技能和做法。该研究采用了探索性设计，并通过焦点小组讨论（FGD）从Gondar大学的18名教师，校友和从业人员中收集了数据。使用来自不同群体的半结构化访谈指南收集数据。我们的培训和服务提供商中的心理健康知识被认为是特定于文化的，而不是普遍的。但是，它受到各种媒体传播的西方文化的强烈影响。这导致教师和从业人员依赖西方资源，而没有使其适应当地的智慧和文化。这使他们无法探索和实践我们特定文化和传统中的知识，例如宗教学者和传统治疗师撰写的书籍。并通过焦点小组讨论（FGD）从Gondar大学的18名教师，校友和从业人员中收集了数据。使用来自不同群体的半结构化访谈指南收集数据。我们的培训和服务提供商中的心理健康知识被认为是特定于文化的，而不是普遍的。但是，它受到各种媒体传播的西方文化的强烈影响。这导致教师和从业人员依赖西方资源，而没有使其适应当地的智慧和文化。这使他们无法探索和实践我们特定文化和传统中的知识，例如宗教学者和传统治疗师撰写的书籍。并通过焦点小组讨论（FGD）从Gondar大学的18名教师，校友和从业人员中收集了数据。使用来自不同群体的半结构化访谈指南收集数据。我们的培训和服务提供商中的心理健康知识被认为是特定于文化的，而不是普遍的。但是，它受到各种媒体传播的西方文化的强烈影响。这导致教师和从业人员依赖西方资源，而没有使其适应当地的智慧和文化。这使他们无法探索和实践我们特定文化和传统中的知识，例如宗教学者和传统治疗师撰写的书籍。