‘Seek proper help first’

Nurses attending to a volunteer during the blood donation drive during the launching ceremony of World Suicide Prevention Day and World Mental Health Day 2016 at Aeon Mall Ipoh Klebang. Photo: RONNIE CHIN/The Star

THE PUBLIC should take their family members who show signs of mental problems to seek psychiatrist help rather than traditional treatment say state health authorities.

State Health Department Director Datuk Dr Juita Ghazalie said if a family member or parent can sense that a child’s temperament is unusual, they should be taken to see a psychiatrist immediately.