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Schizophrenia: What It's Like to Hear Voices

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Schizophrenia causes millions of Americans to hallucinate, hearing voices that seem to come from nowhere. Since the 1950s, doctors have prescribed strong anti-psychotic drugs to quell those voices. But one local researcher suggests a controversial new theory, drawing from other cultures. The theory says that in some cases, those voices may be helpful.

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