Shekhar Saxena
Shekhar Saxena is a prominent Indian psychiatrist and former director of mental health at the World Health Organization. He has made substantial contributions to global mental health policy and advocacy, emphasizing culturally-sensitive approaches to mental health care. Saxena has highlighted the importance of community and traditional understandings of mental health, arguing that different cultural contexts can lead to more meaningful and supportive treatment for mental health conditions.
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Shekhar Saxena said he would rather get a diagnosis of schizophrenia in Ethiopia or Sri Lanka than in the west.
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