Expert: Mental health institute a catalyst for tackling psychiatric issues
KUALA LUMPUR: The establishment of a mental health institute (MHI) can be a catalyst in dealing with rising mental health-related issues in the country, according to a psychiatric expert. However, Dr A’isyah Che Rahimi of the Department of Psychiatry, Universiti Sains Malaysia School of Medical Sciences, said the functions of the institute must be fine-tuned […]
Record number of suicides registered in Thailand in 2022
MOSCOW: The number of suicides among Thai citizens reached a record high of 4,800 cases in 2022, reported Sputnik. In 2018, the suicide rate was 6.3 per 100,000 people, while in 2022 this figure rose to 7.97, the Bangkok Post newspaper quoted the Department of Mental Health (DMH) on Monday, adding that this is the […]
Stepping out of the shadow of depression
When people don’t know exactly what depression is, they can be judgmental – French actress, Marion Cotillard I’M depressed. How many times have such thoughts crossed your mind? How often have you said such thoughts out loud? These two words carry significant weight, yet they are often uttered casually almost as if they have lost […]
Encourage anti-vaxxers, beware of mental health crisis
KUCHING: Alliance For Safe Community chairman Tan Sri Lee Lam Thye is of the opinion that it is not necessary to make Covid-19 vaccines compulsory. Noting that every eligible population must be inoculated, he said it would be better to take an approach of convincing the people particularly those who are eligible but do not […]
