10 Jul 2012Taylor Thomson

After over 30 years of nearly constant fighting in the region, Afghani officials are struggling to combat the mental health disorders that are plaguing the country.  One of the tactics to cure the disease is to chain patients to the walls of their rooms, keeping them in isolation, as seen in the picture above.

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