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Origins of Mental Illnesses and Cultural Variations
This chapter explores the origins of mental illnesses and how they differ across cultures, including the labeling of desire for freedom as a mental disease. It discusses the ethnocychiatric report on the psychological origins of the Mau Mau rebellion in Kenya and the role of hypnosis. The chapter also touches on humorous references to Jeff Bezos and Amazon Union offers.