Psychology Research and Applications
Schizophrenia, Culture, and Culture-Bound Syndromes
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- Kevin Volkan*
Department of Psychology, California State University Channel Islands, Camarillo, CA, United States; Graduate Medical Education Program, Community Memorial Health System, Ventura, CA, United States
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