Re: Views on mental illness in different cultures
I think this ^ view is quite common. My parents told me about a former neighbour of theirs back home that had epilepsy but went for years without treatment because the family didn’t view it as a medical issue but as jinn possession.
I once had a patient who was experiencing seizures but was under the impression that someone had done “black magic” on her and believed that was the cause. It didn’t help that the family believed that as well and was reluctant to go for the appropriate tests to figure out the actual cause.