Mental disorders afflict 21% of Malaysians
KUALA LUMPUR: Twenty-one per cent of Malaysians have mental disorders as a result of the pressures of life, and the figure is rising.
According to clinical psychologist Mahadir Mohamad, based on a survey from 1995 to 2000, depression topped the list, followed by psychosis, and drug and alcohol-related mental disorders.
“Based on year 2000 statistics by the Public Health Institute (Disease Burden Department), 108,324 people suffered depression.
“Those between the ages of 30 and 59 were most affected by this disease, and the figure is rising by the year,” he said at a forum on recognising mental health and illness organised by KL Clinical Psychology Counselling Centre here yesterday.
He said anxiety was also a form of mental disorder, with 33,714 people diagnosed with it.
Mahadir, who works for the Health Ministry, said 24,647 people were diagnosed with psychosis. Alcohol and drug-related mental disorders accounted for 21,441 and 27,522 people respectively.
“One of the main reasons for mental disorder is the pressures caused by life, love and marital problems.
“Many are not aware that they are suffering from such a disease because they refuse to spend money to get professional help,” he said.
and we all knew about this all along.
Last week when i was playing badminton, saw this guy smashing his 200+ bucks racquet to the floor, just because he lost the game. and they were not even betting!! (well, at least, i assume they are not, because they were Muslims)
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