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One in four Lankans suffer from mental illness
Friday, 10 October 2008 - 7:01 PM SL Time
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There has been a high incidence of depression among both young and old mental patients according to a survey by the Health Ministry Mental Health Services Division, Director Hiranthi de Silva.
Addressing a seminar at the Kadirgamar Memorial Institute, Colombo to mark Mental Health Day which falls tomorrow, she said most mental illnesses were due to social and economic problems.
She said a countrywide programme to eradicate mental illness has been launched by the department to counter this tendency.
De Silva said according to the survey one in four among the country`s population suffered from some sort of mental illness.
Nearly 300,000 mental patients even contemplated committing suicide. She said special attention should be paid to persons suffering from mental illnesses due to the war which caused loss of family members.
Deputy Director General of Health Services Dr. Terrence de Silva said more than 10 per cent of the population fall prey to mental illnesses annually.
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tigeress19
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One in four Lankans suffer from mental illness
that 25% must be the tamils and muslims..the traumitazed communities due to sinhala racism.
BTW......
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One in four Lankans suffer from mental illness
sad that a nation which could have developed and had a mentally balanced population, has such a high ratio of depression.
anyhow Dr MR prescribed more war as the cure to increase the ratio.
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World Bank names 28 financially bankcrupt states
By Lesley Wroughton
WASHINGTON, Oct 9 (Reuters) - A new World Bank report on Thursday named 28 countries in Africa, Asia and the Middle East facing financial strains due to high food and fuel costs and now from a cascading credit crisis.
Among the 'fiscally vulnerable' countries are Jordan, Cambodia, Lebanon, Jamaica, Eritrea, Ethiopia, Tajikistan, Madagascar, Nepal, Sri Lanka, Rwanda, Malawi, Ivory Coast, Eritrea, Fiji, Haiti, Seychelles and Mauritania.
http://www.reuters.com/article/homepageCrisis/idUSN09664381._CH_.2400
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 10 Oct 2008 12:10:25 GMT Report for Abuse
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| Another mentally ill..... cannot read the Article. |
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10 Oct 2008 12:11:14 GMT Report for Abuse
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| The sinhala lanka has gone bankcrupt while 25% of the total population is suffering from depression! |
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Is killinochi captured yet ?
it will be, sooner thatn any one could say is PEElam there yet! :))))))) |
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See the achievemnt of MR, LNP fans of his must be proud
Among the 'fiscally vulnerable' countries are Jordan, Cambodia, Lebanon, Jamaica, Eritrea, Ethiopia, Tajikistan, Madagascar, Nepal, Sri Lanka, Rwanda, Malawi, Ivory Coast, Eritrea, Fiji, Haiti, Seychelles and Mauritania
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10 Oct 2008 12:12:46 GMT Report for Abuse
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Another mentally ill..... cannot read the Article.
damed, please continue to expose you self to the whole world. |
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is killinochi captured yet ?
nope,,two inches away from kilinochchi.. |
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