Lunatics, madness, crazy, insane, imbeciles, idiots, retards, weirdos, nut cases, batty;... the discrimination against those with mental illnesses has been around for centuries. Psychiatric illnesses have proven over time to be the most complex of illnesses to treat as they involve biological, psychological, social and cultural components. A major problem for psychiatrists and psychiatric nurses is that they do not have the will to chose who they want to treat, like ordinary physicians, but are …showed first 75 words of 3333 total…

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