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The use of traditional medicine as an alternative treatment for various diseases is not a new practice. Traditional healing is an inseparable part of the beliefs held by the community. The WHO estimates that more than 80% of the African population visits traditional doctors for health reasons, while 40% -60% of them have some kind of mental disorder. Nowadays, many debates about mental health globally are increasingly in need and consider collaboration between biomedical and traditional medicine. Although at the moment there is not much research that writes variables that will affect the collaboration. The purpose on patients with mental disorders. This journal writing uses a literature study approach from several databases, namely PubMed, Clinical key and Google Scholar. In total, the literature review consists of 5 journals; 5 studies reported effective results related to collaboration between traditional healers and medical treatment in dealing with patients with mental disorders. Based on this study, traditional healers can be used as a reference for treatment for patients with mental disorders. Collaboration between health and traditional practitioners can provide more comprehensive and effective treatment, improve access to care and potentially reduce the burden of mental illness experienced by patients