[lonevoice]

I see your point. One of the sad things about this particular "study" is the finding that the "Incidence of schizophrenia among Afro-Caribbeans and Africans in their own countries was much lower" may actually have medical significance. People of all ethnic groups suffer from schizophrenia. It's possible that new, more effective, treatment could be discovered through legitimate scientific inquiry. For instance, is the rate of schizophrenia lower among all ethnic groups in Africa and the Carribean, or only among the black population? This study doesn't tell us.

[Pharmboy]

And you raise an interesting point. Schizophrenia is--as every other disease is--an interplay between genes and environment. The demands of the more complex environment of the west are undoubtedly greater than those of tribal or even non-tribal but simpler societies, so it should be no great revelation that this disease should have a higher incidence in the UK.

My guess would be that the Celts living in Liverpool or Dublin have higher levels of schizophrenia than their ancestors had before the Anglo-Saxons started their mischief with them.