Stigma
towards individuals diagnosed with mental illness is common in many Ghanaian
communities. Social isolation
or loneliness has been identified as one of the causes of mental health
but many persons going through mental health challenges are social outcast and
live very lonely life with little or no support from family and friends.
Research shows that one of the main roots of
stigmatisation is the belief that mental illnesses are caused by supernatural
forces. Due
to such stigma on the family by the society, some people abandon their mentally
ill relatives, either locking them away in their homes or leaving them in
spiritual camps. 
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