Affiliations 

  • 1 University of Adelaide, Department of Psychiatry, L4 Eleanor Harrald Building, Royal Adelaide Hospital, Adelaide, SA 5000, Australia
Psychol Med, 2005 Feb;35(2):281-93.
PMID: 15841685

Abstract

We present results of a study of treated rates of schizophrenia among the Iban of Sarawak, Malaysia. Most Iban live in longhouses, each comprising a kindred group of up to 300 individuals. Cultural practices such as minimal intermarriage with members of adjacent ethnic groups and in-depth genealogical knowledge make them a population suitable for genetic investigation. Iban culture is conducive to a focus on symptoms and illness, and to patterns of treatment-seeking behaviour that are enthusiastic and persistent.

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