In addition, they do not want to feel less advantaged than the others around. In the Behind Mental Health Stigmas interview between John Donvan and William Lawson, Donvan asserts, “They may not be aware of the symptoms of many mental disorders, or they may believe that to be mentally ill is a sign of weakness or a sign of a character fault.” (Donvan). Dovan and Lawson were discussing the mental stigma in the Black Community and this was the first reason they pin pointed to where the stigma came from. This reason is a valid and can be prove by using many other
In addition, they do not want to feel less advantaged than the others around. In the Behind Mental Health Stigmas interview between John Donvan and William Lawson, Donvan asserts, “They may not be aware of the symptoms of many mental disorders, or they may believe that to be mentally ill is a sign of weakness or a sign of a character fault.” (Donvan). Dovan and Lawson were discussing the mental stigma in the Black Community and this was the first reason they pin pointed to where the stigma came from. This reason is a valid and can be prove by using many other