Mental Health Issues In Malaysia
Mental health issues are significant health issues that can negatively affect a person s relationships productivity and physical health.
Mental health issues in malaysia. 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. Unfortunately there is still a lack of understanding on the disease especially in terms of common mental disorders the causes and possible consequences as well as recognising the early signs of major mental problems. 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. 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.