Mental Health Issues In Malaysia 2020
There is also the unspoken pressure to look cheerful.
Mental health issues in malaysia 2020. According to the latest national health and morbidity survey. Today approximately 30 of people in malaysia aged 16 years or older have mental health problems hassan et al. 2018 with the estimated costs exceeding 80 million usd manaf et al. Mental health issues have read more 0.
It calls on society to invest in providing mental read more 0. Picture by miera zulyana kuala lumpur oct 10 malaysians must work together to empower self with mental health care and address the stigma against mental illness said health director general tan sri dr noor hisham abdullah. November 30 2017 by. Youth with mental health problems stay strong under covid 19.
February 18 2020. Expressing gratitude can boost one s well being. Mental health news find latest news. 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.
By 2020 mental illness is expected to be the second biggest health problem affecting malaysians after heart disease. The 2020 world mental health campaign encourages us to invest. Sep 5 2020 10 30 am. 2017 has been encouraging for mental health advocacy in malaysia.
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. Health director general tan sri dr noor hisham speaks during the covid 19 press conference at the ministry of health october 1 2020. Depression will be a major mental health illness by 2020 as more people are expected to experience increased stress due to work and family pressure the malaysian psychiatric. Although malaysia has been making efforts towards mental illness awareness over the years lee said that the subject is still considered taboo in these parts and that our children and youths need to be included in the conversation.
Malaysia urgently needs to address the issue of mental health problems among children in the country says social activist and befrienders patron tan sri lee lam thye.