Following the previous sending of PAHO and SOL, please find below a reviewed issue of PAHO News with valid links. PAHO NEWS - April 11, 2001 PAHO News Index: http://www.csih.org/Pahonews/index.html ------------------ WORLD HEALTH DAY 2001 : Mental Health: Stop Exclusion - Dare to Care Myths and Realities of Mental Illness Washington, April 5, 2001(PAHO) -- For World Health Day April 7th, which was dedicated to mental health, the Pan American Health Organization released this fact sheet dispelling some of the myths that surround mental illness in the Americas: Myth: Mental and brain disorders only affect adults in rich countries... http://www.csih.org/Pahonews/WorldHealthDay.htm#rich Mental and brain disorders are just a figment of one's imagination... http://www.csih.org/Pahonews/WorldHealthDay.htm#figm It is impossible to help someone with a mental or brain disorder... http://www.csih.org/Pahonews/WorldHealthDay.htm#help Mental or brain disorders are brought on by a weakness in character... http://www.csih.org/Pahonews/WorldHealthDay.htm#weak We should lock up the mentally ill... http://www.csih.org/Pahonews/WorldHealthDay.htm#lock Myths... http://www.csih.org/Pahonews/WorldHealthDay.htm#myths Fact Sheet on Mental Disorders: Schizophrenia http://www.csih.org/Pahonews/WorldHealthDay.htm#schi Depressive disorders http://www.csih.org/Pahonews/WorldHealthDay.htm#depre Alzheimer's Disease http://www.csih.org/Pahonews/WorldHealthDay.htm#alzh Epilepsy http://www.csih.org/Pahonews/WorldHealthDay.htm#epil Mental retardation http://www.csih.org/Pahonews/WorldHealthDay.htm#retard Alcohol dependence http://www.csih.org/Pahonews/WorldHealthDay.htm#alc Examples of Good Practice in Mental Health Reform http://www.csih.org/Pahonews/WorldHealthDay.htm#examp A Vision For The Future http://www.csih.org/Pahonews/WorldHealthDay.htm#future -------------- PS. If you do not have access to the Web, please let us know.
