Schizophrenia here is different than schizophrenia there — why?

• Since schizophrenia is a disease of the mind, the cultural context it occurs in can have a serious impact on how it manifests.
• Cultures in which the family is more important will have delusions centered around their family, cultures in which religion is important often have religious delusions, and so on.
• This growing understanding of the cultural sensitivity of schizophrenia highlights how much our identities are dependent on the cultures we grow up in.
  

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