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Post by Gily Raz on Oct 15, 2015 14:19:19 GMT -4
The striking part about this article is the notion that chaining a patient with mental illness likely only exacerbates their condition. Even without a mental illness, it seems any person who is chained to a tree to deal with the outside elements, and to be shamed in this way and treated like a mere animal, would have difficulty coping. Hence, to do so to people suffering from mental illness is counter-productive. I understand the argument for Education, and of course education is key to solving the problem. But as P. Lavoie aptly stated, it seems an impossibility to educate the masses and address mental illness when the population is dealing with more pressing concerns like obtaining food. However, the solution posed by P. Aleke is sound, in which religious leaders - to which the general population turns - should be educated and hence learn to stop these "Religious camps".
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Post by Tobi Tayo on Oct 16, 2015 11:16:19 GMT -4
The article really exposes the danger patients with psych diagnoses face in developing countries. The lack of knowledge , not just with medicine, causes the population to react in an extreme manner. It's not down to the people being evil, but just a general unawareness coupled with stoic cultural beliefs. The article highlights the need for better information being made available to areas with incidences of mental health to reduce occurrences like this happening.
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