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Integrated Care: New Focus for Nation’s Mental Health Professionals

Posted on May 7, 2012 by xadmin

Integrated care is far more than just a new health buzzword. Incorporating mental health into primary care is in fact “a game-changer” according to A. Seiji Hayashi, MD, MPH, Chief Medical Officer of the Bureau of Primary Health Care, Health … Continue reading →

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The Media and Mental Illness Stigma: Have we turned a corner?

Posted on February 21, 2012 by xadmin

Mental health advocates say the pain of stigma is as devastating to people with mental disorders as the symptoms of illness. For many centuries mental illness was terribly misunderstood. Individuals afflicted were viewed by society as dangerously demon-possessed, were locked … Continue reading →

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Mental Illness: Can the Caped Crusader Stamp Out Stigma?

Posted on October 4, 2011 by xadmin

Can the comics help reduce the stigma of mental illness? As our colleagues in mental health advocacy point out, there’s nothing particularly funny about the stereotypical thinking and outmoded ideas that fuel the evil deeds of villains in Batman and … Continue reading →

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