Audio Project Ani Meskhidze Gipa 2018

Schizophrenia affects roughly one percent of the general population. That's 70 million people worldwide.   
In Georgia, according to the latest data, more than 86 thousand people have been diagnosed generally with mental disorder.  
12 083 people are registered in Georgia with schizophrenia diagnosis. Considering the sentiments expressed in society, we can assume that the data is comparable to the actual picture. Many statistics remain - because of financial problems or because the stigma still stronger with this institution, patients do not even frequently go to the centers.
Unacceptability  in the neighborhood, in the workplace, in the family and in the community, fewer information about mental health, fear and alienation - is part of the attitudes that the Georgian population is experiencing with mental health problems - says "Social Research and Analysis Institute" research conducted in May and June of 2015 .
Medicamental treatment is the leading method in Georgia.
In mental health centers, which are funded by the state program, the medicines are low quality, the range is limited and the number is insufficient (study of Georgian Mental Health Coalition, 2017). Doctors say that patients get free medications for hours in the queue.
Most patients in Georgia have not had any other therapy except for medicinal therapy: neither psychologist nor interviewing cognitive or behaviour therapy nor access to crisis interventions that could help prevent the spread of the disease.
In the project there are interviewed young painter Tamar Mtchedlishvili whom belongs the picture which is added to this project as main theme.  As well as young graphic artist who was diagnosed with schizophrenia 5 years ago. 23 years old Nini talks about the struggles that she has.