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Disease Theory of āMental Illnessā Tied To Pessimism About Recovery
Researchers recently completed a first of its kind, large-scale international survey of attitudes about mental health and they were surprised by the results. According to their analysis published in this monthās issue of the Journal of Affective Disorders, people in developed countries, like the United States, are more likely to assume that āmental illnessesā are similar to physical illnesses and biological or genetic in origin, but they are also much less likely to think that individuals can overcome these challenges and recover