Why is mental health medication stigmatized? Read more here.
When we have an infection, we take antibiotics. When we have diabetes, we take insulin. Why do we face a block when taking medication for our mental health?
When something in our body is out of balance, we don’t blink an eye at using medicine to fix it — except when it comes to the brain. But as our most complex organ, is it any wonder our brains may get out of balance and require similar care?
In a recent Medium article, Rogers’ chief medical officer Jerry Halverson, MD, FACPsych, DFAPA, explores mental health medication stigma — why it creates barriers, why it shouldn’t, and what hopeful changes are on the horizon. Read more here.
