About Us
Sponsored by GNIF, The Living with a
Brain Disorder project aims to provide an unedited insight into the often mysterious
mind of brain disorder patients by publishing interviews and professional commentary
with afflicted individuals of mental health and neurological or "brain" disorders
(e.g. Alzheimer's, autism, bipolar disorder, depression, developmental disabilities,
Parkinson's, and schizophrenia). The project will encompass the world spectrum of afflicted
individuals to identify socio geographical etiologies, impact of stigmatization, access of
medical and mental health information and treatment options, and other features of health
promotion.
It is essential for the world to see how people with brain disorders truly feel, to reveal
the impact of brain disorder stigmatization and discrimination, and to explicate the varying
roots of stigmatization - marked by bias, distrust, stereotyping, fear, embarrassment, anger,
and/or avoidance. Only if we present our information free and open-access via a wide variety
of mediums in many languages will we reach and educate a global audience.
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