Mental Health Issues In Malaysia Statistics
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Mental health issues in malaysia statistics. Unfortunately uncle tim lives in malaysia where mental health is rarely brought up as a sign of help even though 29 2 of adults in the country suffer from various mental health problems. It offers a multi faceted and comprehensive range of psychiatric rehabilitative and counseling services to meet the needs of three groups of patients children and adolescents adults and the elderly. In malaysia the prevalence was found to be between 13 4 15 5 of which the prevalence was 10 4 in urban areas and 11 1 in rural areas toh et ai 1997. A mental health advocate estimates mental health issues among employees may have cost the country rm14 46 billion or 1 of malaysia s gross domestic product gdp in.
2018 with the estimated costs exceeding 80 million usd manaf et al. In fact the international journal of academic research in business and social sciences reported in an article highlighting the issues and challenges of mental health in malaysia wrote that that more than 50 of malaysians believe that when it comes to mental illness the sufferer is to blame for their condition while about 80 believe that there s no such thing as mental health problems. Imh also runs mental health education. Prevalence of seeking help for mental health issues malaysia 2019 by demography share of adults with anxiety depression due to covid 19 pandemic by income u s.
Prevalence of mental health problems by income. February 2 2017 basic general huibee. There is no difference in prevalence rate among malays chinese and indians around 30. According to the latest national health and morbidity survey every three in 10 adults aged 16 years and above in malaysia suffer from some form of mental health issues.
Mental health in malaysia. Society equates people with mental health problems as those with mental illnesses thinking they are crazy and cannot be helped which only makes it more difficult for them to come forward for treatment. The prevalence rate of mental health problems by higher among. File pic kuala lumpur.
The overall rates of mental health problems in young people was found to be 17 7 in. Non malay bumiputras are significantly more likely to suffer from mental health problems. Today approximately 30 of people in malaysia aged 16 years or older have mental health problems hassan et al. Every 3 in 10 adults aged 16 years and above have some sorts of mental health problems 29 2.