Approaches to Madness Shared by Cross-Cultural Healing Systems and Strategic Family Therapy

Abstract

This paper examines the common sense, naturalistic, and humanistic approach of healers of different cultures and of strategic family therapy with schizophrenia. The premises and techniques include family and community involvement, placing the cause outside the individual, no labeling, and a task oriented treatment. This approach encourages a positive view and may lead to a better prognosis of schizophrenia.

Key Words:

• Cross-cultural
• strategic therapy
• schizophrenia
• spiritism
• healing