KUCHING: Hospital Sentosa still continues to be a "dumping ground" for some mental patients.
Without stating any statistics, the director, Dr Lau Kim Kah, yesterday revealed that some patients had remained at the hospital for a very long time even after their recovery.
He said that this happened because some of the patients simply could not find any place to go after their discharge.
No one wanted them back in society, including their own families.
"It is a sad thing but we cannot totally blame the relatives for not accepting them back.
"We can understand how difficult it si for a family to look after a relative who has suffered from mental disorders.
"It is not easy, especially for those having very little knowledge about mental illness," said Dr Lau.
He said more often than not most people would think that all mental patients were aggressive, violent and dangerous, which we not necessarily true.
He stated that it was for such reasons that those suffering from mental illnesses were being discriminated against and rejected by society, including their own families, policy makers and business communities...
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