The stigma is meaningless. The discrimination is unfair, if not unethical.
Treatment is possible.
It has to be made available. WHO is daring governments, health professionals and people from all walks of life to rise to the challenge posed by mental and brain disorders. An estimated 400 million people today suffer from mental or neurological disorders or from psychosocial problems such as those related to alcohol or drug abuse. One out of four people who turn to the health service for medical care suffer from such disorders. Yet, few are diagnosed correctly, and fewer receive treatment.