Part 2: In the Minds of Mothers: How Mental Health Impacts Mothers Worldwide

Part 2: In the Minds of Mothers: How Mental Health Impacts Mothers Worldwide

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Dr. Jessica Zucker: Culture's impact on how women talk about their mental health in new motherhood is noteworthy. Though postpartum depression is discussed, reported, assessed, and treated, the stigma and confusion around embracing one's difficult …
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Afghan shrine houses the mentally ill

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Afghan shrine houses the mentally ill. Some traditionalists believe that those with mental disorders will be healed after spending 40 days in one of the shrine's 16 tiny concrete cells. A mentally ill man lies chained in a concrete cell in the Mir Ali …
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