MYTHS REGARDING MENTAL ILLNESS

THE PROFFESSION OF PSYCHIATRY HAS ALWAYS BEEN SURROUNDED BY MYTHS WHICH COLOUR THE COMMON MAN`S PERCEPTION OF MENTAL ILLNESS.

THESE MYTHS ARE :-

1) RAMPANT-WIDESPREAD ACROSS THE GLOBE FROM VILLAGES TO METROPOLITIAN TOWNS.

2)RIGIDLY HELD BECAUSE THEY HAPPEN TO BE REPEATED SO VERY OFTEN IN ROUTINE CONVERSATIONS.

DESPITE THIS,IT IS PRUDENT TO REMEMBER THE MOST IMPORTANT FACT THAT THEY ARE STILL MYTHS AND FAR AWAY FROM REALITY

AND THE REAL FACTS ARE QUITE CONTRADICTORY TO THES MYTHS.