More than 220 million people live in Pakistan. About 500 of those people, however, are psychiatrists. The numbers are even more striking when considering Pakistan’s rural areas, where there is only about one psychiatrist for every one million people. Stigma and other societal constraints also contribute toward Pakistanis not getting the mental health care they need, resulting in an almost
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Online Healing: The Benefits of Online Therapy (in Pakistan)
In Pakistan, talking about mental health has been taboo because of stigma and embarrassment for a very long time. However, things have started changing and people are starting to see that it’s okay to ask for help when you’re feeling down. This shift can be due to the growing awareness and understanding of mental health problems which has given people
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