The following are my brief thoughts on the NHS survey" Attitudes to Mental Illness 2011 ", which has been published today :
I note that some of the key attitudes to Mental Health would appear to have improved but that we as a society still have a section that still holds strong prejudices re metal health illnesses
Its gratifying to see that over 70% of people surveyed believe that mental illness is an illness like any other however the figure of one in six people believing that one of the main causes of mental illness is a lack of will-power/self-discipline is alarming to me
Its obvious that we still have a log way to go to remove the stigma .
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