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Article: Stamp out the stigma of mental illness
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- Jerusalem Post
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- October 2, 2005
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Judy Siegel-Itzkovich
Jerusalem Post
10-02-2005
Headline: Stamp out the stigma of mental illness
Byline: Judy Siegel-Itzkovich
Edition; Daily
Section: Health
Page: 07
Sunday, October 2, 2005 -- If you suddenly learned that a friendly neighbor or colleague at work had a history of mental illness - schizophrenia, bipolar disorder, depression, paranoia or another psychiatric problem - what would you do? Give him a hug and encourage him or suddenly keep your distance?
Most of us would follow the second path, even if our hearts were with the unfortunate victim of mental illness. It isn't that we're bad people, but many of us are scared by the myths of psychiatric disorders, especially that many ...