Media fuelling mental health stigma - report

Mental health

The experts say mental health stigma and discrimination has contributed to a range of problems. PHOTO | POOL

As cases of mental conditions rise in Kenya, new research suggests that the media is fuelling the crisis.

A study published by Lancet, a medical journal, shows about 70 percent of people with mental health conditions say that the media makes stigma and discrimination worse, barring them from reaching their full potential, harms them further, and at worst contributes to suicidal behaviours.

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