Today we are talking about mental health and depression. We have a number of guests and following are some of their experiences #InTheMind
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Dr. Nahim: "Most of the patients seek treatment from traditional heals, "juju" healers or seek religious guidance"
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Dr. Nahim: "In Sierra Leone, we often see those suffering from bi-polar, schizophrenia, drug abuse and depression in men"
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Dr. Nahim: "In Sierra Leone, we also see a lot of people suffering from post-traumatic stress disorder (PSTD) from the war".
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Dr. Nahim: "We see that people living with depression, mental health often face exclusion, stigmatisation and discrimination"
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Something one of our guests, Nelson Ojo Anweli in
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Nelson: "I became depressed after losing my wife. Soon after I lost my job, and was also diagnosed with HIV".
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Nelson: "I went through a hard time. I couldn't sleep, my mood was low. I withdrew from friends and neighbours".
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Nelson: "At one time I wanted to commit suicide".
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@BBCAfrica I should say we have 60 000 people here in Sweden in need of psychiatric help that's a problem.Thanks. Twitter will use this to make your timeline better. UndoUndo
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