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Monday, September 26, 2011

Study Shows More Mental Illness, But Decline In Getting Help

A few months ago, Dr. Ken Duckworth, a psychiatrist in Massachusetts, was swimming in his community's pool, chatting with other swimmers. When he mentioned his profession, one man wanted Duckworth's opinion on his struggles with depression; another asked for advice on a family member's schizophrenia.
"I was sort of amazed. They were talking openly about their psychological vulnerabilities with a stranger in a swimming locker room," said Duckworth, the medical director for the National Alliance on Mental Illness. "That wouldn't have happened 15 years ago."

1 comment:

Anonymous said...

Yeh I do understand the problem with mental illness. We have a crazy person in the white house and haven't found anyone to help him.