Somalis villagers try curing mental patients by locking them in a room... with a Hyena!

[zerozero]

I have no doubt it certainly produces a result of some kind

http://www.foreignpolicy.com/articles/2013/08/16/crazy_town_somalia_mental_illness?page=full

"War and conflict is the biggest problem causing mental disorder," says Habeb, his vocal chords straining from the combination of a birth defect and near-constant yelling. "Nobody supports the mental ill people in Somalia."

At the Mogadishu facility where Hersi lies, vacantly staring into space, mattresses are strewn across floors, squeezed into storerooms and onto porches. Patients while away the hours in idle gossip and argument, hunkered down under flimsy steel roofs. A few years back, many patients were chained to their beds, but they have since been freed after WHO officials intervened.

"I speak English in many different dialects, but I'd rather speak Latin," says a young male patient, who claims to have lived in London but whose actual identity remains unclear. "Latin is a general word for English. A word for Latinos. Now the World Cup is Latin. Brazil is hosting the World Cup next year. And I wish you all the best," he says, wandering out of the overcrowded ward.

To hear Habeb tell it, curing mental illness is cheap and simple -- just a case of drugs, know-how, and some rest. Most patients stay for between a few days and several months, though some have been locked up for years. Once his patients are discharged, however, there is little follow-up to assess whether they relapse. Patient records are barely four pages long, and on many documents, most sections are left blank.

As limited as the care is for patients in Habeb's clinics, however, the situation for the majority of Somalis suffering from mental trauma is far worse. In much of the country, modern medicine is not the first approach to curing mental illness. Because conditions ranging from epilepsy to schizophrenia are widely believed to be the result of possession by spirits or djinns, cures are often sought in faith and folklore. Mullahs routinely tie sufferers to trees and flog them with branches in order to exorcise demons. In rural areas, according to WHO officials, the mentally ill are sometimes locked indoors with a hyena for three-day stretches. Local legend has it that the arched-back scavengers possess mystical powers and can eat the evil spirits that poison the mind. Uncontrollable victims of mental trauma have simply been beaten to death by villagers.

 

[Dusty Bake Activate]

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[Prince.Skeletor]

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Their print is awesome, I mean paper quality and font size and all, layout, love it!

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[Matt504]

I can imagine the Hyena cure working..

fight or flight will kick in and you'll snap back to your right mind when you see one of those wild motherfukkers trying to attack you for three days straight.

 

[Shogun]

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[Calmye]

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[Shogun]

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[Calmye]

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[Shogun]

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[The_King_of_Everything]

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[Dusty Bake Activate]

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[Calmye]

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[Julius Skrrvin]

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