Mental Illness In Malaysia 2020
The malaysian mental health association also expresses concern for the wellbeing of health workers.
Mental illness in malaysia 2020. This international event offers an important contribution to raising mental health awareness and advocating against the social stigma of mental health. By 2020 mental illness is expected to be the second biggest health problem affecting malaysians after heart disease. By 2020 mental illness is expected to be the second biggest health problem affecting malaysians after heart disease. Resolving mental illness issues in malaysia.
It calls on society to invest in providing mental health education. Mental illness does not discriminate it happens to people from all walks of lives. Malaysia has launched its first helpline dedicated to children s mental health in response to the increased stress faced by the nation s youths during the covid 19 pandemic. Chua sook ning we celebrate world mental health day on october 10th 2020.
The movement control order mco has entered its ninth day which is seeing some malaysians already feeling anxious and agitated being confined to their homes with a constant stream of covid 19 updates. 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. 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 and. The 2020 world mental health campaign encourages us to invest.
According to the latest national health and morbidity survey. But mmi found that malaysia only had 20 registered child psychiatrists in 2018 most of whom are based in kuala lumpur and selangor. From professionals to students parents and children mental illness is expected to be the second highest form of health problem among malaysians by 2020. World mental health day 2020 the 2020 world mental health campaign encourages us to invest.
But many patients choose to fight this battle alone because of the stigma towards them in the society. To invest in raising the quality and standard of mental health services.