I decided to focus on the cultural aspect of Schizophrenia because I had an exceptional psychology teacher who lit up when we discussed culture. Until very recently, many psychologists didn’t look at the mind from a cultural lens at all, but as you’ll read in any entry-level anthropology book- culture shapes how you think. When I read the article “The Shifting Mask of Schizophrenia in Zanzibar”, the idea was implanted in my head that culture influences every part of our brain at a deep level.
In the West, Schizophrenia is seen as a lifelong ailment and because of this it often is. Although rates of the disease are fairly consistent around the world (.7%), people diagnosed with Schizophrenia in developed countries are more likely to suffer
In the West, Schizophrenia is seen as a lifelong ailment and because of this it often is. Although rates of the disease are fairly consistent around the world (.7%), people diagnosed with Schizophrenia in developed countries are more likely to suffer