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Drug Shortages Retard Recovery of Mental Patients

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The nationwide intermittent shortages of mental health drugs is retarding the recovery process of patients in the Brong-Ahafo Region, investigation by the Ghana News Agency (GNA) has revealed. The shortages of psychiatric medication also worsens the health condition of patients and their rehabilitation. The common illnesses recorded among the patients are psychotic and depressive disorders, … Read more

Mental Illness Is Not A Curse

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A GNA feature by Dennis Peprah Mental illness, according to medicine, is a chronic disorder diagnosed, most often by a psychiatrist, of a behavioral or mental pattern that may cause suffering, or poor ability to function in life. Such features may be persistent, relapsing and remitting, or occur as a single episode. Many disorders have … Read more