Lost Lives - Mental Health Crisis in Asia
John Stanmeyer
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Stigmatized, forgotten and often locked away, Asia’s mentally ill are left to wallow in a living hell. Asia’s economic miracle is slowly on the rebound and wars may have subsided, but for thousands of people, their lives are in constant torment, many treated and kept no different than animals in a dilapidated zoo.
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John Stanmeyer spent much of 2003 documenting the alarming mental health crisis in Asia. From China to Cambodia, Afghanistan, Indonesia and Pakistan, this important piece of social commentary illustrates the dire need for greater funding from governments and international NGOs to pay attention and act towards the needs of its people who are locked up, over drugged, malnourished and neglected.
