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Momo
I'm preparing a video that will be shown at my school's mental health awareness week, however I'm having a difficult time deciding on a song to play in the background.
It's going to be a picture montage with random facts about depression, schizophrenia, bi-polar disorder and more...
I was thinking of using Imagine by John Lennon.
Would that work?
Or do any of you know a better song?
Answer
The instrumental version of "Bittersweet Symphony" by The Verve would be fine.
The instrumental version of "Bittersweet Symphony" by The Verve would be fine.
What can I do personally to help increase awareness about mental health issues?
Daniel
I've asked this question before but would like new ideas. Any ideas are welcome! Thanks a lot!
Answer
Showing a documentary on mental health to people.
This gives them a incite on peoples lives who suffer from mental illnesses.
Apart from this its the only idea I have, which you won't have heard.
Showing a documentary on mental health to people.
This gives them a incite on peoples lives who suffer from mental illnesses.
Apart from this its the only idea I have, which you won't have heard.
How can we improve awareness of mental health issues in society?
Jim
There has been some recent interest in this kind of issue, and I wondered just how we can help change attitudes to mental illness? I don't know how it is in other societies, but in my experience there tends to be a conflation of mental disorders. Some people seem to think that fairly minor disorders essentially spell a lifetime of homicidal violence form that person. Similarly, there is a real stigma involved; if mental illness is a problem for Western health professionals then surely it can't be helped by creating an atmosphere of stigma. After all, how can we treat mental illness when people are ashamed to admit to having such problems?
Anyway, I was wondering what you thought. Is education the answer? Legislation? What?
Thanks for reading.
Answer
I think we are already raising awareness. Changing people's opinions is a slow process, especially when the opinion is engrained or it's something they fear or don't understand. It wasn't so long ago that people who suffered the same things we question here, were thrown into institutions, drugged into stupors, and left warehoused until they died.
Certainly things could be better, but I think it's important to recognize the progress we've already made. Just like any stigma or prejudice, we have a long road ahead of us. I believe things like this section of yahoo! Answers is a good thing. People share answers, but they also enlighten those who might not understand the intricacies, and the truth that mental illness does not always equal "crazy", "dangerous" or "hopeless".
I think the progress in the scientific and medical fields are also helping our case. Much more is known now than say even 30 yrs ago. No longer are we doing such horrendous treatments as lobotomies, and thermal shock... and even though electroshock is still being used, it is much less horrible and much more humane than before. These disorders are managed much better and results are amazing.
I truly doubt the efficacy of legislation helping much. We've tried to legislate away prejudice of many forms and it simply doesn't work. I think education, awareness, and further study and treatment practices are the only hope.
I think we are already raising awareness. Changing people's opinions is a slow process, especially when the opinion is engrained or it's something they fear or don't understand. It wasn't so long ago that people who suffered the same things we question here, were thrown into institutions, drugged into stupors, and left warehoused until they died.
Certainly things could be better, but I think it's important to recognize the progress we've already made. Just like any stigma or prejudice, we have a long road ahead of us. I believe things like this section of yahoo! Answers is a good thing. People share answers, but they also enlighten those who might not understand the intricacies, and the truth that mental illness does not always equal "crazy", "dangerous" or "hopeless".
I think the progress in the scientific and medical fields are also helping our case. Much more is known now than say even 30 yrs ago. No longer are we doing such horrendous treatments as lobotomies, and thermal shock... and even though electroshock is still being used, it is much less horrible and much more humane than before. These disorders are managed much better and results are amazing.
I truly doubt the efficacy of legislation helping much. We've tried to legislate away prejudice of many forms and it simply doesn't work. I think education, awareness, and further study and treatment practices are the only hope.
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