On Theguardian, clinical psychologist Masuma Rahim said that blaming depression on co-pilot Andreas Lubitz for the Germanwing plane crash tragedy is a `stigmatizing image of people with health problems.`
News of the Germanwing crash that killed 150 people inevitably leads to questions about errors in the flight.
Depression is a common mental illness, about 20% of adults have experienced it.
This is true for even the most serious of mental health problems.
Andreas Lubitz and image of the Germanwings airline plane.
As for pilot Lubitz, reports show that his flight training was interrupted for 6 months.
The truth is that people with depression are all around us.
We may never fully understand why Lubitz crashed plane 4U9522.
Sharing the same opinion as British clinical psychologist Masuma Rahim, a number of other mental health experts also believe that the depression that Lubitz may have suffered is only a possibility that contributed to the plane crash tragedy, not
According to Livescience.com, studies show that most people with mental health disorders do not harm others.
Mental illnesses, including depression and schizophrenia, are associated with a slightly increased risk of violent crime, researchers say.
A study Fazel conducted with more than 47,000 people in Sweden found that depressed people were three times more likely to commit violent crimes than non-depressed people.
`You could say someone with depression is 3-4% more likely to commit violence, but if the risk is only 1-2% higher over 10 years, that’s a very small risk,` Fazel said.