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Treating Mental Health in Pakistan

"If I want to do something worthwhile I must go to work with faith healers"

"If I want to create an impact and do something worthwhile I must go to work with faith healers."

Professor Malik Mubbashar talks about his mental health work in Rawalpindi, Pakistan. He was trained in psychiatry in the West where there have been many advances in treatment.

He found his expertise lacking when dealing with the realities of rural life in Pakistan. He ended up working with faith healers.

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