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Stigma fuels men’s resistance to seek help for mental illness

June 13th, 2016 | Posted by pfmarchive in uncategorized

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The social and self-stigma around mental illness also fuels men’s shame, stoicism and resistance to seek peer or professional help

When Jessica’s brother went missing in 2013, she was sure he had been abducted. His car was found abandoned, with the driver’s door open and keys still in the ignition. She eventually found him in a hospital, where he’d been admitted after experiencing a psychotic episode.  Read the rest of this article at The Vancouver Sun…

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