Soccer-Mad Italians Create League That Serves As Therapy For Mentally Ill Patients
Hi,
This was a CBS news story about soccer teams for people with mental problems.
http://www.cbsnews.com/stories/2007/...n2405460.shtml
Soccer-Mad Italians Create League That Serves As Therapy For Mentally Ill Patients
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To say that Italy is "soccer mad" is to seriously understate the case, but on a field in Rome, Italy, the sport is actually therapy for mental illness, reports CBS News correspondent Allen Pizzey.
Some of these players are delusional, others schizophrenic or depressive. Most are on medication. But soccer is the treatment many think works best.
"It's a good therapy," says Danielle. "It gives me a goal to reach."
Twenty-three year-old Marco Gabbianno wants to tell everyone his story.
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"I go in the city and I was like, so uuuhhh... I don't know what is happening to me," recalls Gabbianno. "And the football make you stay with other persons that can help you and say no, you are okay, you are good."
The Gabbianno or Seagull Football Club is one of 40 teams in Italy made up of people with mental illnesses. They play twice a week and learn more than football.
"They become ah, able to stay in a group, to have a match and to win but also to lose," says Dr. Guisseppe Luoni, a psychiatrist.
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