Zimbabwe: When Mental Conditions Are Misunderstood

20 February 2016

People with certain mental conditions have found it very difficult to fit in their families, or communities because of how they are misunderstood.

This is because it is also difficult for those around them as they have to be educated about these conditions. Some of the conditions are Bi Polar Disorder (BPD), Dyslexia, Attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD), Postnatal Depression (PD), and more have seen people who have these conditions being given all sorts of names. Society seems not to understand these mental conditions and associate them with a lot of things, yet if they are given attention these conditions can be managed. It is also through denial that they end up getting worse and uncontainable.

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