Dr. Astride Desrosiers speaking on Haitian mental health

Posted by Susan Foley  October 29, 2009

http://infohaiti.net/Nouvelles/Nouvelles_astride_desrosiers_blessee.html

Dr. Astride Desrosiers speaks at a conference in Cambridge Massachusetts in November of 2008 about mental health issues in the Haitian community. In October 2009, Dr. Desrosiers was injured in an incident with a patient with mental illness. She survived and is recovering, however, her patient was killed by an off-duty police officer who happened to be nearby at the time of the incident. These incidents are tragic for so many people, for the patient and his family, the doctor and her family, the police officer and his family, and for the community at large. In her own words, Dr. Desrosiers speaks about the importance of taking care of your mental health.

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Topics: Mental health