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Why mental illness matters The study findings are of particular significance to the global mental health community. Mental illness was found to be the largest contributor to disability. Actual numbers in the study show that almost a quarter (22.7 %) of disabilities in the world ...

Why Mariah Carey's bipolar disorder disclosure matters — and how talking about mental illness ... - The five-time Grammy winner revealed Tuesday that she had struggled with bipolar disorder since her 2001 diagnosis, when she was hospitalized for a public breakdown. Carey “lived in denial and isolation and constant fear someone would expose me,” she told People magazine, until she sought and ...

Why it matters: Talking about mental illness  - I have an eating disorder . I had an eating disorder ? I'm not sure which. Either way, this is a statement I have been afraid to say for a long time.

How Terrorism and Islamophobia Take a Mental Toll on Muslims  - Before we talk about what can be done to alleviate mental illness within Muslim communities, it's important to understand why it matters — especially ...