Stigma is considered one of the leading reasons people who experience symptoms of mental illness don't seek help sooner.
Not exact matches
We
do not train Guide Dogs for people who are blind, for seizure or diabetic alert / response, to anticipate or detect medical
symptoms, for the primary benefits
of emotional comfort, to recognize and / or manage undesirable human behavior, to provide supervision, navigation, or safety from environmental hazards, to respond aggressively, to provide personal protection or to assist with the management
of mental illness (such as PTSD, etc.) as a primary condition.
We
do not train Guide Dogs for people who are blind, for diabetic alert / response, to anticipate or detect medical
symptoms, for the primary benefit
of emotional comfort, to recognize and / or manage undesirable human behavior, to provide supervision, navigation, or safety from environmental hazards, to respond aggressively, to provide personal protection or to assist with the management
of mental illness (such as PTSD, etc.) as a primary condition.
A large majority
of non-heterosexual people
do not have depression or any other
mental illness; however, the literature points towards strong trends for higher rates
of depression, more depressive
symptoms, and poorer
mental health outcomes than heterosexual people.