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One of the major changes in mental health care in our country is the move away from "warehousing" people with mental illness. The gigantic state hospitals…
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We've excised some of the more derogatory names for people with mental illness from our societal vocabulary. But that doesn't mean we're any more…
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Justin thought he was having a heart attack, so he went to the hospital. The diagnosis came back: not heart attack, but anxiety attack. Justin's…
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People get hurt and sick; they fall down and get into car accidents and come down with the flu. They get our sympathy and--we hope--medical attention.…
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About a sixth of the U.S. population is living with mental illness. In a typical year, almost as many people get diagnosed with mental illness as break a…
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Roughly a quarter of the population around the world will experience some form of mental illness at some point. Yet society still struggles to comprehend…
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Roughly a quarter of the population around the world will experience some form of mental illness at some point. Yet society still struggles to comprehend…
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Maybe a quarter of the people in the world will experience mental illness at some point in their lives. So it's not rare, but seeking treatment can…
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The stigma may be slowly coming unstuck from mental illness in America, but there's still room for growth. Just ask the people of Southern Oregon Compass…
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The end of most institutionalization in mental healthcare means many people with mental illness live among us. But it does not necessarily mean mental…
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We're getting better at understanding and showing compassion for mental illness. For one thing, we no longer "warehouse" people with mental illness in…
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Society is not so great at sympathy for unseen maladies. People complaining of back pain will often find at least one person who thinks they're faking.…
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The commercial image of the Christmas season is nearly impossible to live up to. All that smiling and singing and buying and wrapping and surprising can…
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We may be getting better over time, but society still fears mental illness in ways it does not shrink from physical illness or injury. Many organizations…