Depression Statistics In Malaysia
On the causes of depression in the country.
Depression statistics in malaysia. Every 3 in 10 adults aged 16 years and above have some sorts of mental health problems 29 2. The prevalence of mental health problems among adults increased from 10 7 in 1996 to 11 2 in 2006 to 29 2 in 2015. Close to half a million people in malaysia have been found to be experiencing symptoms of depression. Depression is a debilitating illness and has become a leading cause of morbidity globally.
Department of statistics malaysia block c6 complex c federal government administrative centre 62514 putrajaya tel. Mother of dutch model ivana smit to sue malaysian police for negligence. Department of statistics official portal portal rasmi jabatan perangkaan malaysia. Mukhtar oei 2011a indicated that depression in malaysia is still.
October 30 2020 12 24 pm. The prevalence in females was slightly higher than in males but the difference was not significant 30 8 vs 27 6. Two hundred and forty seven articles related to depression were found in a search through a database. Economic survey of greece 2018.
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Statistics from the befrienders kuala lumpur show. 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. We aim to summarise the evidence available in regard to the prevalence type of assessment tools used and treatment options for depression in malaysia.