Mental Illness In Malaysia 2020

Mental illness does not discriminate it happens to people from all walks of lives.

Mental illness in malaysia 2020. By 2020 mental illness is expected to be the second biggest health problem affecting malaysians after heart disease. Resolving mental illness issues in malaysia. Mental illness is expected to be the second highest form of health problem affecting malaysians after heart disease by 2020. From professionals to students parents and children mental illness is expected to be the second highest form of health problem among malaysians by 2020.

Moh s national health and morbidity survey 2019 found that 420 000 children in malaysia suffered from mental health problems dubbing mental health issues among children as a hidden epidemic. 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. But many patients choose to fight this battle alone because of the stigma towards them in the society. But mmi found that malaysia only had 20 registered child psychiatrists in 2018 most of whom are based in kuala lumpur and selangor.

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. World mental health day 2020 the 2020 world mental health campaign encourages us to invest. To invest in raising the quality and standard of mental health services. It calls on society to invest in providing mental health education.