Depression Statistics In Malaysia

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Depression statistics in malaysia. Mukhtar oei 2011a indicated that depression in malaysia is still. I will always remember williams as mork the lovable and endearing. We aim to summarise the evidence available in regard to the prevalence type of assessment tools used and treatment options for depression in malaysia. Statistics from the befrienders kuala lumpur show.

Depression will be a major mental health illness among malaysians by 2020 as more people are expected to experience increased stress due to work and family pressure says tan sri lee. My heart sank when i read about the death of robin williams in 2014. Focusing on depression a review of 13 studies of depression in malaysia by mukhtar and ps oei 2011 indicated that the prevalence of depression in the primary care setting varied from 6 7 to. No studies have been done in malaysia but a primary care study in thailand about five years ago showed up to 30 were psychosomatic complaints.

Depression is a debilitating illness and has become a leading cause of morbidity globally. Economic survey of greece 2018. Two hundred and forty seven articles related to depression were found in a search through a database. Hilmi was replying to a question from tan kok wai dap cheras who wanted to know the number of malaysians suffering from the different stages of depression as well as the causes and treatments.

The prevalence of depression in malaysia was estimated to be between.