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AMMAN — Stigma surrounding mental illness remains a “formidable barrier” that prevents youth in Jordan from seeking help, according to a recent local study. Its findings were presented in a paper titled “Traumatized youth in Jordan - needs, barriers and existing mental health and psycho-social services”. It was launched on Monday by the Information and Research Centre - King

AMMAN — Stigma surrounding mental illness remains a “formidable barrier” that prevents youth in Jordan from seeking help, according to a recent local study. Its findings were presented in a paper titled “Traumatized youth in Jordan - needs, barriers and existing mental health and psycho-social services”. It was launched on Monday by the Information and Research Centre - King

AMMAN — Misconceptions surrounding mental illnesses prevent people from seeking help, exacerbating their illnesses, according to experts.“Social stigmas are dangerous, as they can prevent a person from getting the help they need. For example, depression is a very treatable illness, but it can lead to suicide without proper treatment,” Psychiatrist Walid Sarhan told The Jordan

AMMAN — Misconceptions surrounding mental illnesses prevent people from seeking help, exacerbating their illnesses, according to experts.“Social stigmas are dangerous, as they can prevent a person from getting the help they need. For example, depression is a very treatable illness, but it can lead to suicide without proper treatment,” Psychiatrist Walid Sarhan told The Jordan

‘Amman is a prison’: Rise in suicides highlights mental health crisis in Jordan - The New Humanitarian puts quality, independent journalism at the service of the millions of people affected by humanitarian crises around the world

AMMAN: Jordanian Covid-19 survivor Abdullah Bashiti still suffers disturbing flashbacks from his time in intensive care.One of the most vivid is a vision of his doctors holding their hands in prayer as he regained consciousness after a sudden critical oxygen lapse.The 38-year-old father of four recalls the hallucinations and delirium - from images of...

Jordanian COVID-19 survivor Abdullah Bashiti still suffers disturbing flashbacks from his time in intensive care.

Jordanian COVID-19 survivor Abdullah Bashiti still suffers disturbing flashbacks from his time in intensive care. One of the most vivid is a vision of his doctors holding their hands in prayer as he regained consciousness after a sudden critical oxygen lapse. The 38-year-old father of four recalls the hallucinations and delirium – from images of doomsday to a nightmare of a war zone – that beset him as he struggled for life during 37 days in the ICU ward of a private hospital in Amman. Afte...