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Controversial treatment urges some to "embrace the voices"

(BBC News) UPDATED 2009-09-03

A controversial treatment in Great Britain is urging some schizophrenia patients to give free reign to voices that they hear, rather than attempt to calm them with medications. The psychologist behind the treatment, Rufus May, believes there is value in patients taking the voices seriously. In this article from BBC News, May discusses his theory, and reporters talk to patients who believe the therapy is working for them. Read full story >

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