Despite the fact that we live in a modern society, many people are unaware of how to behave with people with mental disorders.
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Relatives can be aggressive towards such people, or take them to priests or healers to exorcise the evil spirits from them.
How should you behave if your family member/friend has such a disorder? Let’s find it out with Zhakshylyk Zhyrgalbekov, the director of the Mental Health and Society Public Foundation.
See also: Psychiatry in Central Asia: Social Stigma and Isolation
This publication was produced as part of the mentorship programme under the Development of New Media and Digital Journalism in Central Asia project delivered by the Institute for War and Peace Reporting (IWPR) with support from the UK Government. It does not necessarily reflect the official views of IWPR or the UK Government