Alarm bells ring over mental illness


  • Nation
  • Monday, 06 Aug 2018

PETALING JAYA: By year 2020, depression is expected to be a major mental health illness among Malaysians, says Tan Sri Lee Lam Thye.

“Most people find it hard to deal with the problems they face at work and cannot handle the stress,” said the Malaysian Psy­­chiatric Association (MPA) patron.

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