Iraqis' epidemic of mental illness
Although statistics from international organizations indicate that mental illness is on the rise in Iraq, social stigma prevents patients from getting treated and students from studying psychology and psychiatry.
![1931505SP009_psych IRAQ-APRIL 15: Woman walk aimlessly in a courtyard April 15, 2003 at a psychiatric hospital in Baghdad, Iraq. While most hospitals in Iraq are suffering, the psychiatric wards and hospitals have, for the most part, been completely forgotten. (Photo by Spencer Platt/Getty Images)](/sites/default/files/styles/article_hero_medium/public/almpics/2014/05/2818611.jpg/2818611.jpg?h=c2c5b897&itok=Q5MKSHHF)
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