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Oct 11, 2012, 06:14 AM
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Member Since: Jun 2012
Location: USA
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According to the NIMH (http://www.nimh.nih.gov/science-news...pulation.shtml), approximately 9 percent of adults have a personality disorder. These conditions are frequently comorbid with other major mental disorders.
The good news is that in that these conditions are increasingly treatable, although treatment can take a long time. The bad news is that people with personality disorders, almost by definition, have problems with relationships and/or do not fit in well with the rest of society. Hence there is a natural stigma against people with this particular kind of disorder. This can increase the depression and anxiety these people experience while they are attempting to recover.
Also, it seems to that there may be two aspects to the acceptance of mental health in general. One is society’s acceptance of mental health issues and people with mental illness. Another is the importance of a place or group where the person with a mental illness can FEEL and BE accepted. The support of others – somewhere – is an important, perhaps essential, factor in recovery from mental illness for many people, IMHO.
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