BULELENG, BALI, INDONESIA - MAY 4 : Komang, 27, who is diagnosed with Schizophrenia, sits in her room where she is chained May 4, 2012 in Buleleng, Bali, Indonesia. Komang is shackled by her own family in order to control her, they say so she doesn't run away and disturb the community. She rarely changes her clothing and since her wrist is chained dressing herself becomes more difficult. Komang comes from a poor family with six siblings and has been chained off and on for years while taking medication for her illness. Her brother, who also has a mental condition, was chained for eight years but has recovered and was released in 2009. Currently, he is monitored by the Suryani Institute for Mental Health, a non-profit institute that cares for the mentally ill, providing free medical and psychiatric treatment. The mental health institute works to get all of their patients released but in some cases the family creates more problems. Many poor families don't have money to pay for hospitalization or go to doctors and inside the spiritual Balinese society there is often a stigma and misinformation about mental illness. Inside the spiritual Balinese society there is often a stigma and misinformation about mental illness. Some people feel that it is the work of the supernatural and their hope of solving the mental disorder is to let the traditional healer do his work. The Indonesian health ministry spends 2.3 percent of the total national budget on health care for a population of approximately 240 million people and has a shortage of psychiatrists and one government run mental hospital in Bali. (Photo by Paula Bronstein/Getty Images)
