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Mental Health & Stigma Manas ManoRog

Mental Health & Stigma Manas ManoRog   Mental health symptoms are still viewed as threatening and uncomfortable specially in India.  In India if a person having depression even they have to suffer a lot to go to the Psychiatry Clinic. Neighbor, relative and Specially " Samaj Kya Kahega"  should not know this etc...  https://www.facebook.com/manasmanorog/photos/a.270888223426544.1073741828.270870876761612/361455944369771/?type=3&theater There are still attitudes within most societies that view symptoms of psychopathology as threatening and uncomfortable, and these attitudes frequently foster stigma and  discrimination  towards people with mental  health  problems. Such reactions are common when people are brave enough to admit they have a mental health problem, and they can often lead on to various forms of exclusion or discrimination – either within social circles or within the  workplace .   What is mental health stigma?:  Mental health sti