Can Dreams Deepen Our Understanding of Mental Illness?

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Even with a growing awareness of mental health, researchers say our compassion for those with mental illness hasn’t improved. Dr. Melanie Rosen, an assistant professor of philosophy, thinks the lack of societal empathy could be fixed in our sleep. She explains how the delusional nature of dreams could help us better understand the daily lives of those with mental illnesses, such as schizophrenia.