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Society 1 year ago

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More efforts needed to protect people with mental health issues

Psychologists have applauded the government's recent move to create a national suicide registry and to ban shackling people with mental health issues, but they emphasized that more thorough measures are needed to better protect the vulnerable group.

Health 4 years ago

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Opening up to mental health: Digital communities help deal with 'pandemic blues'

Mental health communities and their volunteers are reaching out across the archipelago to help people deal with their psychological and emotional impacts from the pandemic.

City 6 years ago

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Blasphemy defendant should be admitted to mental health unit, psychiatrist says

A psychiatrist has confirmed that Suzethe Margaret, who is standing trial for blasphemy, should be treated in a mental health hospital for paranoid schizophrenia.

City 8 years ago

Bogor Police rescue dozens of mentally ill homeless people

Dozens of people with mental disorders were relocated to public care facilities during a recent operation conducted across Bogor regency, West Java, in order to prevent them from coming to harm or being mistreated, the Bogor Police have said.

National 8 years ago

Two sisters commit suicide by jumping from apartment

Two sisters committed suicide by jumping from the fifth floor of the Gateway Apartment in Bandung, West Java, on Monday afternoon.

National 8 years ago

Medications help ease depressive disorders

Proper medication and strong support from family members and friends play key roles in handling people with depressive disorders, which are among the leading causes of suicide, an expert has said.

National 9 years ago

People with mental illness still neglected, official admits

The Health Ministry has acknowledged that many people with mental health problems are still neglected and are not offered the necessary treatment by government.

National 9 years ago

Stop stigma toward mental illness: Health Ministry

Approaching the commemoration of World Mental Health Day on Oct.10, the Health Ministry has urged the public to reduce its stigma against people with mental illness by treating them equally.

Health 9 years ago

Recognizing mental illness in children

Parents must understand what kinds of mental illnesses can affect children, as well as the causes and treatment methods, to support their children growing up.

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