Mental disorder is just like any other illness - Nurse
Principal Health Nurse at the Pantang Hospital, Seth Boakye-Gyapong, has bemoaned the stigmatization associated with mental disorder.
The medical officer speaking to rainbowradioonline.com indicated that mental health was just like any other illness and should not be treated differently.
He debunked assertions that mental health or disorders are caused by curses or black magic.
The nurse admonished families who have their relatives at the Pantang Hospital to show them care and love.
He said persons with chronic situations are usually abandoned by their relatives at the facility.
He told the website the facility has several patients who are still at the Hospital.