Melaka health officials report that 758 mental health patients received treatment at health clinics from 2021 through June, with depression accounting for nearly half of all cases. State Health, Human Resources and Unity Committee chairman Datuk Ngwe Hee Sem disclosed that 600 patients were new cases, while 158 transferred from Melaka Hospital for primary-level care. Depression represented 48 percent of diagnoses, followed by anxiety disorder at 24 percent and schizophrenia at 18 percent.
The data excludes patients treated at hospitals or private facilities. Clinic services encompass screening, clinical examinations, basic counseling and mild psychosocial interventions, with hospital referrals made when specialist care becomes...