Mental wellness not given priority says psychiatrist

Thursday, October 28, 2010

Acting hospital superintendent at Sbrana Psychiatric Hospital, Mpho Thula recently called on the government to give mental health priority as it does other diseases through campaigns conducted by the Ministry of Health.

Addressing participants at a workshop in Lobatse, Thula said usually people with mental disorders have no access to proper medical attention until the illness reaches the stage of being declared mental disturbance by medical practitioners.

"It has not been given priority like all the other illnesses like diabetes, cancer and HIV/AIDS, yet stress disorders have been considered one of the major causes of death globally," he said.

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Mental wellness not given priority says psychiatrist

Acting hospital superintendent at Sbrana Psychiatric Hospital, Mpho Thula recently called on the government to give mental health priority as it does other diseases through campaigns conducted by the Ministry of Health.

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