Over 60 percent of Afghans suffer mental health problems
Submitted by antarchi on October 30, 2010 - 22:14
"This is a major problem," Suraya Dalil, Afghanistan's acting public health minister told a ceremony in Kabul to mark World Mental Health Day.
"More than 60 percent of Afghans are suffering from stress disorders and mental problems," she said...
"Extreme poverty, insecurity, violence and gender disparities are the major factors contributing to worsening mental health in Afghanistan," Dalil said.
Women and children are at particular risk from stress disorders and mental problems in a country which has suffered more than three decades of war and has an illiteracy rate of over 70 percent.
