Demons inside: Teens at risk can hide mental illness
NBC News: A Jack, Joseph and Morton Mandel School of Applied Social Sciences study found that at least 90 percent of adolescents taking medication for mental illness said they experienced some form of stigma. “When a kid comes down with leukemia in 8th grade and goes for treatment, all of his or her peers have empathy and send cards and some may even shave their heads, but when a child goes in for a psychiatric condition, it’s ‘wow’ that’s different, and there’s not that empathy,” said Felipe Amunategui, assistant professor of psychiatry.