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Let us go on an exciting journey together and learn about mental illness!

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Hello, My name is Lynette and I would like to welcome you to my advocacy web site. My goal is to educate people about mental illness. In addition, I would like to eradicate some disturbing facts pertaining to mental illness, help those suffering from mental illness and their families to learn about their rights in relation to employment, hospitalizations, and medication issues.

http://www.NAMIGC.org

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Enter main content hereFor instance, did you know that mental illness ranks first in terms of causing disabilities in the United States, Canada and Western Europe in comparison to diseases such as cancer and heart disease? This iinformation has been generated according to a study by WHO which is the World Health Organization.

Enter secondary content here Here are some interesting facts according to the study done by WHO: bipolar, depression and schizophrenia account for 25% of all disabilities across major industralized countries. Why, in view of these facts, are the mentally ill still discriminated and stigmatized in areas of employment, housing, educational and other fundamental aspects of enjoying fulfulling lives? Perhaps, through my web-site you can not only learn about mental illnesses,  but you  can  through the proceess of education,eradicate some of the stigmas and myths that still persist regarding these devasting illnesses.

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The New Curve Manic depressive illness, known as bipolar in  medical terms; is the most dramatic of the depressive or affective disorders. People with bipolar illness differ from those with other depressive disorders in that their mood swings from depression to mania. The length of this cycle varies from extreme elation to near despair, varies from person to person.

Close relatives of people suffering from bipolar illness are 10 to 20 times more likely to develop depression or manic depressive illness than the rest of the population.

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http://medlineplus.gov.