Of The America... — Crazy Like Us: The Globalization

: Following the 2004 tsunami, Western trauma counselors flooded the region, often ignoring local communal rituals for grief. By focusing on individualistic Western PTSD models, they inadvertently pathologized traditional coping mechanisms.

The book is structured around four primary locations where Americanized concepts of mental health were introduced: Crazy Like Us: The Globalization of the America...

: Watters notes that individuals with schizophrenia in traditional cultures often have better long-term outcomes than those in the U.S.. He argues that the Western "brain disease" model can increase social stigma compared to local explanations (like spirit possession) that keep the sufferer integrated into their family. : Following the 2004 tsunami, Western trauma counselors