@osmihelp BURDEN OF MENTAL DISORDERS IS THE LARGEST OF ALL DISORDER CATEGORIES IN NORTH AMERICA GREATER THAN CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASE GREATER THAN CANCER (W.H.O. 2008)
@osmihelp “IN ALL REGIONS, NEUROPSYCHIATRIC CONDITIONS ARE THE MOST IMPORTANT CAUSES OF DISABILITY, ACCOUNTING FOR AROUND ONE THIRD OF YEARS LOST TO DISABILITY AMONG ADULTS AGED 15 YEARS AND OVER” (W.H.O. 2008)
@osmihelp “WE TALK ABOUT 10X DEVELOPERS AS BEING A FAIRY TALE, BUT YOU TAKE A DEVELOPER WITH CRIPPLING DEPRESSION, GET THEM TO THE RIGHT TREATMENT, AND THEY WILL LITERALLY BE 10X MORE PRODUCTIVE.” Greg Baugues
@osmihelp “I ALWAYS WANT TO GO OUT AND MEET OTHERS IN THE DEVELOPMENT FIELD, BUT I CAN'T GET MYSELF TO GO TO ANY OF THE MEETUPS OR CONFERENCES. I'D GONE TO ONE DAY CONFERENCE BUT WAS TOO NERVOUS TO TALK WITH ANY OF THE OTHER ATTENDEES. I LEFT FEELING LIKE AN IDIOT FOR NOT INTRODUCING MYSELF TO ANYONE.”
@osmihelp “I DEAL WITH GENERALIZED ANXIETY DISORDER AND TAKE THE SAME MEDS YOU DO. I FIRST NOTICED THIS CONDITION AS A TEENAGER, AND I'M ALMOST 30 NOW. I'M STILL INCREDIBLY EMBARRASSED ABOUT THE CONDITION AND MOST LIKELY WILL NOT TWEET ABOUT THIS TOPIC OUT OF PURE SHAME, UNFORTUNATELY.”