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Mental Health and Stigma in Sri Lanka

“I was taken to hospital without my consent. They restrained me when I refused to be medicated, and gave me an injection to sedate me. I had a full-time job, supporting my…

Nivendra Uduman Nivendra Uduman on 02/19/201802/19/2018
Healthcare, Human Rights, Issues

From isolation to integration: addressing stigma on World Mental Health Day

The very mention of the town “Angoda” has widespread negative connotations, as the National Institute of Mental Health is situated there. This points to the wider issue of stigma that surrounds the…

Amalini de Sayrah and Raisa Wickrematunge Amalini de Sayrah and Raisa Wickrematunge on 10/10/2016

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