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Depression
18th Ep.
Mental Health Awareness Talks
Mental Health
In Malaysia
Mental Health
Definition
Definition
State of well-being in which the individual realizes their own abilities to cope with the level of stresses of life
Hassan, Hassan, Kassim & Hamzah (2018)
The prevalence of mental health problems among people aged 16 years and above was 29.2% = 4.2 million.
Background
Mental illness is expected to be the second biggest health problem affecting Malaysians after heart diseases by 2020.
Hassan, Hassan, Kassim & Hamzah (2018)
Depression
In Malaysia
Increase in number of counselors from
2005 to 2009
Background
Background
Drastic increase in depressive symptoms from 2012 to 2017
Insufficient insurance coverage for mental treatments
Ministry of Health Malaysia (2018)
See & Ng (2010)
triggers
Symptoms of depression perceived as cool
Triggers
High expectations placed upon students
Hj, Alavi & Ahmadi (2018)
Obstacles
Barriers
Issues and Challenges of Mental Health in Malaysia
Difficulties Faced In
Mental Health
Mental Health
Mass Media
Lack of mental health literacy
Prejudice due to the lack of
knowledge
Victims tend to seek help from religious practitioners or shamans
The ambiguous coverage of healthcare policies
Hassan, Hassan, Kassim & Hamzah (2018)
Difficulties Faced With
Depression
Depression
Barriers
Barriers
Not knowing being
at risk
Expensive treatment
Desire for privacy
Tahir, Syed, Mohamed & Humera (2009)
Stigmas
Hard to talk to
Unpredictable
Threatening to others
Tahir, Syed, Mohamed & Humera (2009)
....
A: You ask him to stay and continue the celebration even if without enthusiasm.
B: You grab his arm and ask him to stay for the celebration, and try to cheer him up.
....
A: Ask what he is thinking about.
B: Stay silent.
....
A: Smudge chocolate cake on your face to cheer him up. He used to do this a lot before this.
B: Just continue
....
Raising Awareness
Promoting
Mental Health
Game
A Game
Chapters Of Life
Chapters of
Life
Interactive
Visual novel
Illustration
Release
Release
Game platforms
Kickstarters
Google Play
Features
Features
Stories on mental health issues
Choices
Diary entries
Music
Music
Effective medium to express ideas and emotions
Awareness through lyrics
Popular genres
Lyrics
Admit we are mundane human with five basic emotions
We have to come out with our own little expressions
Joy, sad, anger, disgust and also surprise
We need to acknowledge that sometimes we will cry
Repressing the feelings is not good for your health
It will come back to you and back fire in stealth
The suffering it gives you will make you want to yelp
And this is where the counselors can come to give their help
Mental illness, mental issues is not a disgrace
It’s just like a normal illness but set in your head
Profession like a licensed counselor from clinical psych
They help you to face the problem that you are afraid
Don;t be afraid of judgement from others
They just lack of knowledge regarding mental healthiness
They misinterpret info and keep talking nonsense
So this is why we are here to raise the awareness
Now bear in mind if you have any problem
Seek help from professionals and that will be awesome
Lyrics
The Black Dog
Take-Home Message
Light Bottle
The Black Dog
...
Everybody has a black dog...
....but it's tamable!
References
Hassan, M. F. bin, Hassan, N. M., Kassim, E. S., & Hamzah, M. I. (2018). Issues and Challenges of Mental Health in Malaysia. International Journal of Academic Research in Business and Social Sciences, 8(12), 1685–1696.Mental Health Foundation. (2016). Fundamental Facts About Mental Health 2016. Mental Health Foundation: London.
Hj Ramli, N., Alavi, M., Mehrinezhad, S., & Ahmadi, A. (2018). Academic stress and self-regulation among university students in Malaysia: Mediator role of mindfulness. Behavioral Sciences, 8(1), 12. doi:10.3390/bs8010012
Mental Health Foundation. (2016). Fundamental Facts About Mental Health 2016. Mental Health Foundation: London
Ministry of Health Malaysia. (2018). Depression among Malaysian Adolescent. Retrieved from http://www.data.gov.my/data/ms_MY/dataset/depression-among-malaysian-adolescent-estimate-number-based-on-national-health-and-morbidity-survey/resource/b7acebf3-7ce2-49a7-b8c7-90d440ad6e4a
See, C. M., & Ng, K.-M. (2010). Counseling in Malaysia: History, Current Status, and Future Trends. Journal of Counseling & Development, 88(1), 18–22. doi:10.1002/j.1556-6678.2010.tb00144.x
Tahir, M.K., Syed, A.S., Mohamed, A. H., & Humera, T. (2009). Attitude toward depression, its complications, prevention and barriers to seeking help among ethnic groups in Penang, Malaysia. In Mental Health in Family Medicine 2009;6:219–27. Retrieved from https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2873878/