The pursuit of madness

摘要

If you live in a Zambian village and are diagnosed with schizophrenia, you are a lot more likely to recover than a New Yorker. Some Londoners with the disease are being offered cash incentives to encourage them to continue taking the unpleasant drugs that are still the main treatment. And more than 10 per cent of "well" people in surveys worldwide admit to hearing voices at some time. Don't worry, says Richard Bentall, contradiction and confusion are sometimes a good thing.