Schizophrenia Shaped by Culture

What we can learn from Eastern cultures about treating Schizophrenia

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In the article, Hallucinatory ‘voices’ shaped by local culture, a Stanford anthropologist states the difference between Western and Eastern cultures when viewing the voices that people with Schizophrenia experience. The study found that people from Africa and India had a much more positive experience when hearing the voices in their heads…