By Dr. Chua Sook Ning Dr. Ong Kian Ming, MP of Serdang recently asked the government for the annual rate of suicides in Malaysia. This week in parliament, the government reported that 1513 suicides were recorded from 2010 to September 2016, or on average 227 people a year. This means one person every 2 days commits […]
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Mental health status in Malaysia
By Dr. Chua Sook Ning Did you know that 1 in 3 Malaysians are suffering from mental health issues? RELATE is going to take you through the report released by the Institute for Public Health, Ministry of Health, Malaysia. The measure: General Health Questionnaire (GHQ) It has been used by the National Health and Morbidity Survey since 1996. […]
Stigma of mental illness in Malaysia
By Dr. Chua Sook Ning In ancient Greece, the word stigma referred to a mark that was cut or burned into the skin of a slave or criminal. This brand served to visibly identify this individual to society as unworthy or a risk to society. It was to warn the people this individual was to be […]
Fundraising
To donate, please click here: http://igg.me/at/SFrD0MWE-Zs/shre/15259934 The 2015 National Health and Morbidity Survey found that 1 in 3 Malaysians are suffering from a mental health problem. There are only 1 psychologist and 1 psychiatrist per 100000 people. That absolutely blows my mind. There are very few mental health resources in Malaysia, and in particular for Bahasa Malaysia speaking individuals. 30% […]
Treatment of the mentally challenged
Cilisos recently reported on the treatment of the mentally challenged at a welfare home in Perak. RELATE believes in behavioural treatment as the first line treatment for children and adults who are mentally challenged, and medication if necessary to handle psychiatric symptoms such as anxiety or aggressivity.
A response to the Chief Minister of Terengganu
By Dr. Chua Sook Ning Recently the Chief Minister of Terengganu, Ahmad Razif Abd Rahman, denied the National Health and Morbidity Survey report that 1 in 4 residents of Terengganu are mentally ill. He claimed that mental illness refers to crazy (“gila”) and that the statistics refers to the prevalence of mental health problem such […]
