Studied the psychiatric knowledge, beliefs and practice of faith healers in the Al-Qassim area, Saudi Arabi44 male 28-85 yr old faith healers were interviewed with a pre-designed questionnaire. Results show that faith healers had good psychiatric knowledge with a lack of mental illness stigma, which was compatible with their educational level. However, they attributed psychiatric disorders etiologically to psychosocial factors and supernatural forces. Despite strong belief in the efficacy of Holy Quran in treatment, the faith healers more often than not referred their patients to mental health professionals and showed interest in working in mental health hospitals only after they received adequate training in psychiatry. It is concluded that trained faith healers may be of value in offering mental and spiritual health services to clients with mental problems, and also in destigmatizing mental illnesses.