Survey: Majority of Malaysian youth have got the blues


PETALING JAYA: Six in 10 Malaysian youth aged between 15 and 30 years had mild to severe depressive symptoms, the latest nationwide survey shows.On the bright side, the results suggested that overall quality of life experiences among Malaysian youth was “satisfactory”.

The research was part of the Malaysian Youth Mental Health Index 2023 (MyMHI’23), which was conducted by the Institute for Youth Research Malaysia (Iyres) and United Nations Children’s Fund from October to November 2022 and March to April 2023, featuring 5,867 respondents.

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