The controversy of the definition includes consist of possible discrimination due to stereotypes, as well as, how the diagnosis is based on western standards instead of taking other cultures into consideration. In this case individuals from various cultures tend to be misdiagnosed with schizophrenia. A study depicts that non-Western cultures tend to attribute perception like a hallucination to contact spirit or possession by spirit, but the Western society sees this as symptoms of mental illness (Bauer et al., 2011). The problem is that there is a lack of valid definitions of hallucination for all cultures. Another study depicts similar concern with the definition of positive and negative symptoms in schizophrenia in regards to western
The controversy of the definition includes consist of possible discrimination due to stereotypes, as well as, how the diagnosis is based on western standards instead of taking other cultures into consideration. In this case individuals from various cultures tend to be misdiagnosed with schizophrenia. A study depicts that non-Western cultures tend to attribute perception like a hallucination to contact spirit or possession by spirit, but the Western society sees this as symptoms of mental illness (Bauer et al., 2011). The problem is that there is a lack of valid definitions of hallucination for all cultures. Another study depicts similar concern with the definition of positive and negative symptoms in schizophrenia in regards to western