My letter on the above matter was published in The New Paper onThursday
3rd October 2013.
The report, “Face of fury
unleased” (The New Paper, Sept 30) and a video of the incident are the talk of
the town – for all the wrong reasons.
The violent behaviour of the
alleged attacker is bound to cause further stigmatisation of the mentally ill.
Mental illness can be difficult
to manage, partly because many patients and their family members are in denial,
and due to the social stigma, many do not want to seek treatment.
The support system for caregivers
is also weak.
More needs to be done to ensure
that mental illness is not seen as something that causes havoc.
A complete overhaul of our mental
health-care system needs to be undertaken.
RAYMOND ANTHONY FERNANDO
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