A Reflection on Mental Health Awareness and Overcoming Stigma
Words: 423 Pages: 1 2179Mental health issues or disorders, whichever you prefer to call them, for the most part, have always been a negative little secret in society. This stigma is due to the extreme cases you hear about on the news, the over-dramatization on television, the lack of public knowledge, and the fear that was instilled in people regarding mental illness hundreds of years ago. Historical Stigmatization of Mental Illness These mental illnesses have been surrounded by negative stigmas going back as far […]