Mental illness
5 ways mental disorders are like asthma
Mental disorders seem abstract to many people, but they're really not. In this post I help you better understand them: they're like asthma in at least 5 ways!
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Mental illness
Fela, Denrele & what mental illness really is
I've tried to explain what mental illness is not. Now let's talk about what it is, and why we can't diagnose Fela or Denrele with it.
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We talk about mental illness like whites about "Africa"
We often speak of mental illness as though it was one single condition, when it's really so much more... Part 2 in the series on Understanding Mental Illness.
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What exactly is mental illness, anyway?
The first in a series of posts that take a first look at what mental illness really is. And isn't.
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Why mental illness is no laughing matter
"I really don't think that's funny," I said. "But it is! I mean, really, just look at him," he countered. "OK," I said, "Assuming he had a huge sore across his face, or he had cancer or HIV or