'1 in 10 will suffer from mental illness': Study
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Nov 19, 2011 - Straits Times
Common disorders include depression and alcohol abuse: Study
More than one in 10 people in Singapore will be stricken by mental illness in their lifetime, according to a large, new study here.
Many are likely to face depression, the commonest mental illness here. It is projected to affect 170,000 adults, with more women affected than men.
Others may be affected by alcohol abuse or obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD), an anxiety affliction characterised by obsessions, compulsive rituals, as well as intrusive thoughts and impulses.
These were the top three mental disorders to surface in the $6.9 million Singapore Mental Health Study, in which 6,616 people were interviewed extensively last year.
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The report is wrong, actually 10 out of 10 people in Singapore will be sticken by mental illness in their lifetime. Of course, for many it will just be a passing phase. Like flu or diarrhoea.
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It is projected to affect 170,000 adults, with more women affected than men.??
it is not true,
men are more likely access to these symptoms ! got much more pressure than women
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With the cost of living increases, bills increases, food price increases and salary stagnant, and jobless for a long time, people are getting mental depress and stress.
Should be more....the figures is not accurate at all.
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got a few of the "1 in 10" here
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The failures of the PAP:
Some Facts About Singapore You Didn't Know
1. Singaporeans work the most number of hours per week in the world.
2. Most Singaporeans will never own a car because COEs are limited.
3. The Average home of a Singapore has fallen from 1660 sq feet to about 1000 sq feet in the past decades.
4. Fertility rate in Singapore has fallen to below Japan; among the lowest in the world.
5. Less than half the Singaporeans can meet the minimum sum for CPF retirement accounts. Meaning many will never retire.
6. 17% of Singaporeans do not have medical insurance; the highest in the developed world give and take a few % compared with USA.
7. Singapore has the fastest growing foreigner population per capita in the world. Within a decade, the majority of people in Singapore will be foreign born.
8. Singapore has the highest paid political leaders in the world….
9. Singapore has the highest income gap of all developed countries.
10. More than one person kills himself/herself every day.
11. Singaporeans have the highest savings rate in the world due to CPF but many still can’t retire.
12. The Singapore parliament has the fewest opposition in terms of % of seats in the world among countries that claim to be democratic…of course we are also democratic.
13. Singapore bans chewing gum but legalise casinos. Casinos are legalised in only 2 of the 50 American states.
14. Singapore hangs the most people per capita in the world. Even more than China….do believe this feller called Shadrake.
15. Singapore cars are the most expensive in the world.
16. Singaporeans have the lowest purchasing power among all developed countries according the UBS…even Malaysians in KL have higher purchasing power.
17. Singapore govt has the highest sovereign wealth fund per capita...and among the top few in absolute terms.
18. Singapore spends more on defence than Malaysia and Indonesia combined; so I guess we don’t need too much diplomacy and or diplomats, can afford to badmouth them according to wikileaks. Now that they know, we better spend a $100M extra this year on defence.
19. Singapore has the No.1 civil service in the world according to Minister Lim Swee Say. I want to add we also have No.1 civil service in terms of pay for the top echelon. Some can afford French cooking lessons.
20. Singapore has only one news paper company called SPH that produces hoards of quality papers such as Straits Times, Sin Min and other reading delights. We had 5 newspaper companies a few decades ago, I guess this business is in decline even as the population increases.
21. Singaporeans serve NS for 2-2.5 years, this is the longest in the world after Israel. We do it because we can afford the time. Many Singaporean workers will work their whole life without retirement anyway so what is the difference putting aside 2 years.
22. Singapore has the world’s oldest and wisest politician. His name is Lee Kuan Yew. As long as he is around, the good life for Singaporeans will continue. He will make sure of that.
23. Lee Kuan Yew’s son is Lee Hsien Loong who coincidentally became PM due to his own merit. His New Year Message this year asks Singaporeans to be more RESILIENT.
24. Singapore has the most expensive public housing in the world….but according to Minister Mah, it is still affordable. -
Originally posted by FireIce:
got a few of the "1 in 10" here
Not me, not me.
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Everyone is the one here.
Some still is.
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Is bitchiness a mental illness?
Is venting anger and frustrations on the innocent by attacking a mental illness?
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Originally posted by FireIce:
got a few of the "1 in 10" here
You are one of them.
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Originally posted by winsomeea:
You are one of them.
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Sg Chalet....
Downtown "north-east"
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A study has revealed that one in 10 Singaporeans will suffer from a form of mental illness in their lifetime. (Getty Images)
A new study has revealed that more than 10 per cent of Singaporeans will suffer from mental illness in their lifetime.
Depression is the most common mental illness here, with about 170,000 adults, mostly women, affected by it.
From the study of 6,616 people last year, other common mental disorders identified were obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD), anxiety affliction characterised by obsessions, compulsive rituals as well as intrusive thoughts and impulses, reported The Straits Times.
The Institute of Mental Health (IMH) will use these results to provide better mental health services and policies, as well as develop new ones.
These results were revealed to be in line with global trends.
Depression, which the World Health Organisation projects to become the second-leading cause of disability worldwide by 2020, affects 6.3 per cent of Singaporeans -- 110,000 women and 60,000 men -- at some point of their life. Half of these people will also suffer from a chronic physical ailment.
However, a slight surprise was the high rate for OCD in Singaporeans, which affects 3 per cent of people here. The figure for the United States is 2.3 per cent, while it is 1.1 per cent in Europe.
IMH were not clear on why this was the case, but added that it could be both genetic and environment factors such as developmental upbringing and illness that caused this.
The study is an important portion of the National Mental Health Blueprint, launched in 2007. It comprises of initiatives to promote mental health, prevent the development of mental health problems, and reduce their impact.
With the onset of mental illness affecting people in their 20s, it encourages people to seek help, and not do so too late.
Mental patients are now taking a higher priority, with more general practitioners are being trained to care for them. A first batch of 20 GPs have completed a graduate diploma in mental health and another 50 have been trained to manage mental illnesses.
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Originally posted by Just_do_it_lah:
Sg Chalet....
Downtown "north-east"
Buang Country Green
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Originally posted by FireIce:
got a few of the "1 in 10" here
really?
who are they? -
Originally posted by SevenEleven:
really? who are they?so many.
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Brown Ranger reporting in
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Originally posted by Just_do_it_lah:
Sg Chalet....
Downtown "north-east"
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It is getting quite stressful for kids and adults in Singapore.20 years ago,you could hardly hear about such things
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ok i am the 1 in 10. No kidding.
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Sg is getting crowded.
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nope,u are not 1/10 of the ill sporeans.
those that are ill would be the nasty ones who yell ,make stories and accuse people out of the blue.
tune in and watch cassidy aka lobotomy aka galipoli show u what a real ill-person is and behaves.he isnt a singaporean but a malaysian.
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kidding.
the world is all like this, living under depression
the recent news that occupy wall street reveals the dream and heaven country USA also in difficult situation.
the unemployment remain the high and for a long time.
we all should be happy without chaos parade!
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Originally posted by Wandan:
It is projected to affect 170,000 adults, with more women affected than men.??
it is not true,
men are more likely access to these symptoms ! got much more pressure than women
Add in the pressure on local sissies put by local spoiled gals. -
Bio-Hawk here came to work, full of enthusiasm, but cmi, and left mentally ill. Till today he can't get over it.
