Pakistan: 100 per cent rise in mental disorders over a decade

[VCheng]

Seeing your countrymen blown up by their own countrymen.
sitting for hours in the darkness and heat.
Unable to afford Food or Fuel.
Not knowing when you leave the house if you will be blown up, robbed, butchered or run over.. or if that might happen to your father, brother, mother, sister, son or daughter.
Every other Nation points a finger at you for its ills.
Hearing everyday that you will be attacked by other nations.
Hearing everyday that your homeland may not be there the next year.

Heck Id go crazy.

I think you are overdue to go crazy by now.

Seriously though, why has not that happened till now?

 

[Drawn_Sword_of_God]

the same can be applied to you indians

 

[Doctor09]

It is natural. People suffering so much from the disastrous decisions the Pak military has taken since its inception. Pakistanis have no one to blame but their generals (and some civilian politicians).

what else i can expect from Indian ......why you drag PAk army everywhere it shows your insecurity , its a mental disorder you should consult a good doctor may be i can help you

 

[matrixmikeneo]

So so stupid reactions... if the mental disorders have increased 100% actually, and if the report and the post is real.. Pakistanis need to buckle up and tackle it. Making fun of Indians and tried to put reports showing that Indians are worse off won't help you in any way......

and whats wrong with the Indian guys, u guys here to make fun of India??? We are number one in the world in everything wrong.. from child malnutrition to dowry deaths to outbreak of stupid diseases... yes we r working frantically for solutions, BUT we as on date are the worst off in the whole world... So stop making fun of others as if we r just perfect....

 

[Windjammer]

Looking at the posts in this thread from pakistanis, proves the article!! The mental disorder in full swing.. lol

You definitely represent a serious case.....any wonder you are back for a second dose.

whats more funny An Indian called Nelson ,or Pakistani expats Posing As Indians...

You trying to make sense.

 

[Doctor09]

So so stupid reactions... if the mental disorders have increased 100% actually, and if the report and the post is real.. Pakistanis need to buckle up and tackle it. Making fun of Indians and tried to put reports showing that Indians are worse off won't help you in any way......

and whats wrong with the Indian guys, u guys here to make fun of India??? We are number one in the world in everything wrong.. from child malnutrition to dowry deaths to outbreak of stupid diseases... yes we r working frantically for solutions, BUT we as on date are the worst off in the whole world... So stop making fun of others as if we r just perfect....

i cant say anything about the authenticity of the news but Health is a big issue in Pakistan whether it is mental or physical health and it can be tackled by proper planning ...... there is need to develope psychiatric departments so that people can be benefited ...... its does not matter how much % rises the thing that matters is how much we did to tackle it ...
I was surprised to view comments from both sides and they arguing with each other Pakistan is bad and India is bad but i want to say that both countries have same health issues .....
if people want to make fun of this then keep it up but keep it in mind dont make fun of humanity

 

[Mumbai Man]

i cant say anything about the authenticity of the news but Health is a big issue in Pakistan whether it is mental or physical health and it can be tackled by proper planning ...... there is need to develope psychiatric departments so that people can be benefited ...... its does not matter how much % rises the thing that matters is how much we did to tackle it ...
I was surprised to view comments from both sides and they arguing with each other Pakistan is bad and India is bad but i want to say that both countries have same health issues .....
if people want to make fun of this then keep it up but keep it in mind dont make fun of humanity

loadshedding, terrorism, floods, poverty etc are major factors driving pakistani crazy besides ofcourse health factor....how can you not agree with rest of them??

 

[Mumbai Man]

So so stupid reactions... if the mental disorders have increased 100% actually, and if the report and the post is real.. Pakistanis need to buckle up and tackle it. Making fun of Indians and tried to put reports showing that Indians are worse off won't help you in any way......

and whats wrong with the Indian guys, u guys here to make fun of India??? We are number one in the world in everything wrong.. from child malnutrition to dowry deaths to outbreak of stupid diseases... yes we r working frantically for solutions, BUT we as on date are the worst off in the whole world... So stop making fun of others as if we r just perfect....

this chart may help you better

 

[Doctor09]

loadshedding, terrorism, floods, poverty etc are major factors driving pakistani crazy besides ofcourse health factor....how can you not agree with rest of them??

i was talking about mental health only but yes these factors contributes in mental disorders ...... its not only happening in Pakistan but other countries like India , USA and other developing and under developing countries
People is west are more depressed than South asians ......
It should be tackled properly and mentioning Pakistan only is not good because almost every second country has this problem

 

[RazPaK]

I'm not crazy! You're all crazy!

 

[Doctor09]

this chart may help you better

I suggest you to post more charts like this about other countries too like India , USA and other so that a bigger picture can be seen ..... point scoring about such issues is not good ....

 

[Mumbai Man]

This is hardly a news?-

Even our politicians have mental disorders- Altaf bhai- Zulfikar Mirza- Biggest of them all Nawaz Sharif-

You are absolutely correct...

http://www.thenews.com.pk/TodaysPrintDetail.aspx?ID=71633&Cat=4

‘Many politicians suffering from mental illnesses’

Many politicians in Pakistan are suffering from mental illnesses, says eminent psychiatrist and educationist Prof Haroon Ahmed.

“Yes it’s true and we know that but we don’t disclose it due to the doctor’s confidentiality,” he said.

He was responding to a question from The News at a news conference at the Karachi Press Club (KPC) on Saturday evening ahead of World Mental Health Day that was observed across the globe on October 8.

“Every fifth person in a family has some kind of mental illness, whether it’s retardation, depression or mood disorder but people here consider it a stigma and hide it instead of consulting a qualified psychiatrist and getting proper medicine,” he said.

He was flanked by Dr Badar Sabir Ali and Kamal.

Prof Ahmed disclosed that the prevalence of depression in Karachi was four percent some 10 years ago but it had now shot up to 37 percent due to a host of factors.

“War around us and incidence of violence are amongst the few factors making people mentally ill in Pakistan society,” he said.

He regretted that emphasis had increased on medicines while previously it was on prevention.

“Training can contain 70 to 80 percent of depression,” he added.

Prof Ahmed pointed out that suicide or attempts in Pakistan now stood at 10.47 percent, with most of the suicide cases were not being reported.

He said there were only 419 qualified psychiatrists in Pakistan but they were based in four big cities, while people in rural areas and the ignorant in urban set-ups too seek help from faith healers and go to shrines.

Prof Ahmed said there were 70 qualified psychiatrists in Karachi and only 3,000 psychiatric beds in four public sector hospitals but they lack trained nurses.

Across the world the ratio of qualified nurses was more as compared to doctors but here it’s the reverse, he said. “And there are no trained nurses in psychiatric facilities.”

“Families are not involved in treatment although they are the best nurses,” he said.

Prof Ahmed, who is also president of the Pakistan Association for Mental Health (PAMH), said that global statistics suggest that 25 percent of the world’s population suffered from a mental disorder at some stage in their lives, whereas 450 million individuals were estimated to be currently suffering from a mental illness. Mental illnesses represent four of the 10 leading causes of disability worldwide and account for 12 percent of the global burden of disease.

Responding to a question by The News he agreed that multinational pharmaceutical companies do indulge in bribing doctors for the promotion of their products.

Responding to yet another question, he said the government should take notice of “wonder drugs” that were openly being sold in the market.

 

[matrixmikeneo]

this chart may help you better

Dear Mumbai man
i hate having an argument with a fellow Indian, that too on PDF... But you need to understand some things..

1. Number of people, in India, who are below poverty line, About 300 million (30 Cr.). whats the rank of these 30 crore people in your view,above pak or below??? HUh!!!!
and yes,by 2015, an estimated 53 million people will still live in extreme poverty and 23.6% of the population will still live under US$1.25 per day. This number is expected to reduce to 20.3% or 268 million people by 2020. congrats!!! only 26 crores by 2020....

2.Believe it or not when it comes to gender inequities India fares worse than Pakistan. In fact, the country fares lower than all other countries in South Asia save Afghanistan. These are the findings of the 2010 Human Development Report released by the United Nations Development Programme as per its Gender Inequality Index.

3. Life expectancy at birth: 66.8 years.. one of the lowest in the world....

4. Infant mortality rate is 30.15 deaths/1000 live births.
USA:Infant mortality rate: total: 6.06 deaths/1000 live births. WANNA COMPARE??? I haven't got japan or Europe, u'll get embarrassed at their figures...


My aim is... lets understand.... we need to stop comparing with pakistan.. yes those guys are 10 metres deep in sh!t... and we r at 7 metres depth.... U want to celebrate that???

 

[karan.1970]

over a decade there has been a 100% rise in population.....so the proportion of mental disorder as per the population my still be the same.
or is this another yahoodi scheme to spread hopelessness among prople of pakistan?

Is the population growth rate of Pakistan 7.3%.. (which is required to double the population in 10 years)

 

[matrixmikeneo]

I suggest you to post more charts like this about other countries too like India , USA and other so that a bigger picture can be seen ..... point scoring about such issues is not good ....

totally agree with you......