100 years since the term 'schizophrenia' was first coined, & those affected by the illness continue to get a raw deal in most areas of their lives.
What would life have been for you if you were diagnosed with schizophrenia in 1911?
Viewed with fear and suspicion; treated by trial and error; your rights and views ignored.
Sounds grim, but sadly folk living with schizophrenia often experience similar today. Schizophrenia can be a devastating illness, affecting the lives & prospects of hundreds of thousands of families across the UK.
If you, like we at Mid Staffs Mind, believe people impacted by this distressing, debilitating, isolating illness deserve a better deal, please send Rethink's e-card to David Cameron urging him to support their five birthday wishes for schizophrenia & help ensure the next 100 years are nothing like the last...
Dear David Cameron
It's 100 years since the term schizophrenia was first coined but people who have it are still getting a raw deal. I am supporting these five birthday wishes from Rethink Mental Illness. I think you should too.
I wish, in the next ten years, people with schizophrenia...
1. Will not be dying, on average, 20 years younger than everyone else.
2. Will have the same access to treatment as people with physical illnesses.
3. Will not face stigma & discrimination just because they are ill.
4. Will not be silenced and sidelined, but they & their families will have their voice heard.
5. Will be treated with compassion not suspicion.
Go to: www.facebook.com/RethinkCharity
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