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Somalis turn to Dr Hyena to fight depression, mental illness

The growls from the caged hyena reverberate through the room as Mohamed Sheikh Yakub slumps silently in a chair nearby, hoping the animal will frighten away the evil spirits he says have troubled him since his divorce. The traditional treatment - rooted in the belief that hyenas can devour the 'jinns' or spirits widely blamed in the region for depression and mental illness - takes place in a sweltering shack in Somalia's capital Mogadishu.