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#medical stereotype

A nation-wide survey conducted by Egypt’s Ministry of Health in 2018 revealed that 25 percent of the Egyptian population suffers from mental health issues such as bipolar disorder, schizophrenia, anxiety disorder, depression and more. Unfortunately, many of the common responses to mental disorders expose the deeply-rooted stigma that is rife in Egypt. Often these illnesses and disorders are blamed on the person suffering from them, at times even attributed to a lack of faith. These beliefs – which discount the…