Mental Health Malaysia Statistics
Mental health issues are significant health issues that can negatively affect a person s relationships productivity and physical health.
Mental health malaysia statistics. Mental health 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. February 2 2017 basic general huibee.
The prevalence of mental health problems among adults increased from 10 7 in 1996 to. Common signs of poor mental health are feeling down loss of pleasure or interest sleeping difficulties appetite changes constant worry or feeling numb and empty inside. Today approximately 30 of people in malaysia aged 16 years or older have mental health problems hassan et al.
Every 3 in 10 adults aged 16 years and above have some sorts of mental health problems 29 2. What policymakers fail to understand is that the direct costs of mental illnesses are less than the indirect costs for mental illnesses.