Mental-Illness

Why is there such a stigma surrounding mental illness when in any given year almost 58 MILLION Americans suffer from this disorder?

We have sprung a far distance in the medical field, yet psychological ailments are still significantly taboo to most. If we are going to help the mentally ill in this country, and indeed the world at large, wouldn’t we need to expose and treat the relevant conditions? If we choose to bury them beneath the dusty carpet surely those who suffer will continue to live in denial, continue to live in pain, or feel the shame society projects. There is no shame to mental illness.

According to the National Mental Institute of Health an estimated 26.2 percent of Americans ages 18 and older — about one in four adults — suffer from a diagnosable mental disorder in a given year. The World Health Organization reports that four of the 10 leading causes of disability in the US and other developed countries are mental disorders. By 2020, Major Depressive illness will be the leading cause of disability in the world for women and children.

It is time to unveil the stigma! Depression and related mental ailments can be treated effectively.