Malady of the mind remains mostly misunderstood: “Oftentimes people think that people with schizophrenia are violent, and that’s a gross misperception, largely due to media portrayal”

You wouldn’t know it from looking at Eric Fraser, Katrina Tinman and Josh McNeil that they face prejudice. But as three of several thousand Manitobans who suffer from schizophrenia or a related mental illness, they have experienced the emotional, psychological and economic sting of the stigma associated with one of the most widely feared of psychiatric disorders.  Read the rest of this article at Winnipeg Free Press…

Josh McNeil, left, Katrina Tinman and Eric Fraser discuss their experiences with mental illness and the importance of support and understanding in recovery. The trio are working together with the Manitoba Schizophrenia Society to help battle the stigma related with the illness. Image: Wayne Glowacki / Winnipeg Free Press