World Mental Health Day, recognized on Oct. 10, serves as a day of education and advocacy for mental health disorders. Dr. Isabelle Bauman, associate professor of communication at Missouri State University, spent a sabbatical in spring 2013 synthesizing research on how interpersonal communication changes when someone has a mental health disorder and how mental health is discussed in American culture and society.
Mental illness causes communication barriers
World Mental Health Day, recognized on Oct. 10, serves as a day of education and advocacy for mental health disorders. Dr. Isabelle Bauman, associate professor of communication at Missouri State University, spent a sabbatical in spring 2013 synthesizin…