Malaysia lacks clinical psychologists, says specialist


  • Nation
  • Thursday, 14 Jul 2005

PETALING JAYA: The ratio of clinical psychologists to the general population in the country is very low – 1:800,000. 

That works out to about 35 in Kuala Lumpur and two in Penang, said clinical psychologist Dr Ng Lai Oon, while there is none in government-run mental hospitals. 

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