Learning to Live With the Voices in Your Head After examining how schizophrenia-related symptoms are viewed in different cultures, Ethan Watters concludes in his book Crazy Like Us that the stigma of diagnosis and its isolating effects are to blame for the disparity. Developing countries tend to have explanations for the condition, such as spirit possession, that exculpate individuals and preserve their existing identities. The beliefs also sustain family and community relationships with the afflicted. These modalities are at the heart of Romme’s methods. hubs.ly/y0hS6X0 @TheAtlantic
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