Wednesday October 10, 2012

World Mental Health Day raises public awareness about mental health issues. The day promotes open discussion of mental disorders, and investments in prevention, promotion and treatment services. This year the theme for the day is Depression: A Global Crisis.

Depression affects more than 350 million people of all ages, in all communities, and is a significant contributor to the global burden of disease. Although there are known effective treatments for depression, access to treatment is a problem in most countries and in some countries fewer than 10% of those who need it receive such treatment.

RELATED | World Federation for Mental Health | PDF document: Depression: A Global Crisis |

A Video from Malaysia

In conjunction with World Mental Health Day (WMHD), an event observed in more than 100 countries on October 10th annually, a group of passionate psychology students came together in a commitment to advocate the importance of mental health. This cause is delivered in collaboration with Malaysian Psychiatrist Association (MPA) and supported by HELP University. This year’s theme, “Depression – Suicide” is chosen to reflect the alarming rates of increasing suicidal cases in Malaysia. More often than not, depression plays role in this shocking reality.