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Wed 23 Sep, 2015 10:50 am
Does "The stigma of psychiatric disorders is misplaced" "The stigma of psychiatric disorders is misplaced (on the shoulders/part of psychiatric patients, thus should be removed)"?
Context:
A decade for psychiatric disorders
There are many ways in which the understanding and treatment of conditions such as schizophrenia are ripe for a revolution.
A media circus surrounded President Bill Clinton!s visit to a
New York medical centre in 2004 for a quadruple heart bypass.
A Yet barely a whisper was heard about other high-profile indi-
viduals! visits there for the treatment of psychiatric disorders
In Britain, the public donates £500 million (US$800 million) each
year to charities for cancer research. For mental-health research,
the figure is a few million, and most of that is for work on neuro-
degenerative diseases such as Alzheimer!s, rather than for earlier
onset conditions that can undermine people!s entire lives, such as
depressive disorders.
It is time for such disparities to be addressed in a more coherent and
aggressive way than in the past. The stigma of psychiatric disorders
is misplaced, their burdens on society are significantly greater than
more publicized diseases in developed and developing nations alike,
and biomedical science is poised to make significant strides. The
timescales are daunting and the challenges great !“ human neurons
are less accessible than tumour cells, separating genetic and envi-
ronmental influences is tough, and the diagnosis of the conditions
is highly problematic. There is much to be done, and a decade is the
timescale over which enhanced commitment is required.
It means that there should not be an association of disgrace or public disapproval with psychiatric disorders.
Quote:their burdens on society are significantly greater than
more publicized diseases in developed and developing nations alike
Does this say that psychiatric disorders are the worst burdens among all diseases?
And in the context below, does "has been made with depression" mean "has been made depressingly"?
Quote:The problem of stigma persists. In some countries, progress in this
regard has been made with depression: a few high-profile and brave
sufferers in some Western countries have stood up and identified
themselves. By contrast, schizophrenia, when covered by the media
at all, is mostly associated with murders carried out by a tiny minority
of sufferers who have an acute form of the condition.
@oristarA,
oristarA wrote:
Quote:their burdens on society are significantly greater than
more publicized diseases in developed and developing nations alike
Does this say that psychiatric disorders are the worst burdens among all diseases?
No, they are not "the worst;" they are among "the worse."
oristarA wrote: And in the context below, does "has been made with depression" mean "has been made depressingly"?
Quote:The problem of stigma persists. In some countries, progress in this
regard has been made with depression: a few high-profile and brave
sufferers in some Western countries have stood up and identified
themselves. By contrast, schizophrenia, when covered by the media
at all, is mostly associated with murders carried out by a tiny minority
of sufferers who have an acute form of the condition.
No. Progress has been made in regard to the stigma of depression, i.e. the stigma has been mitigated.
@oristarA,
(clinical) Depression is the disease / psychiatric disorder.