PARENTS with a mental illness are
ashamed to ask for help to raise
their children, according to a new
study by the national mental health
charity, SANE Australia.
The study of 330 people, 84%
who were women, with the most
common conditions being
depression (50%), followed by
bipolar disorder (23%).
The survey results found that only
a third of respondents told their
child’s school that they have a
mental illness, whilst those that
did disclose their condition found
the experience unhelpful, and even
in some cases leading to stigmatising
by other parents and, ...
The above snippet is the first part of an article sent to subscribers in Pharmacy Daily's issue from 27 Aug 12
Established in 2007, Pharmacy Daily is Australia's leading pharmacy industry publication, and is sent as a free subscription to people across the industry as a PDF newsletter every weekday.
To sign up for a free subscription, click on the button at right.
