Feeling Stigmatized by Your Medications?
When it comes to treating an ailing heart, a damaged liver, or some other organ that’s malfunctioning, medication is rarely considered optional. When the brain is ill, however, you can find plenty of people who discourage the use of medications to treat it. There seems to be a widely held, unspoken belief that brains don’t [...]
Posted on August 8, 2008 Filed Under Medications, Stigma | 2 Comments
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