Issues and Challenges of Mental Health in Malaysia

Hassan, Mohd Faizul bin; Hassan, Naffisah Mohd; Kassim, Erne Suzila; Hamzah, Muhammad Iskandar

doi:10.6007/ijarbss/v8-i12/5288

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“…It is easy to speculate that rates of awareness and/or utilization of such services are likely to be even more dismal among the socioeconomically disadvantaged, less educated, and individuals who lack accessibility or availability. One key contributing factor to this is the poor mental health literacy in the Malaysian context [ 16 ], where individuals tend to equate use of counselling and/or psychological therapy with severe mental illness.…”

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“…Current findings also showed that a majority of the employees were not aware of resources available to them, which likely affected the utilization rate of such resources. It is also possible, given the cultural context of this study, that employees may be reluctant to take up psychological therapy due to the stigma still associated with mental illness and/or usage of services targeted at alleviating it [ 14 , 16 ].…”

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“…It is therefore important to examine mental wellbeing in the Malaysian context specifically due to its unique cultural considerations that need to be taken into account in this sample [ 16 ]. The mental healthcare system in Malaysia is still very much in its infancy, e.g., there is a lack of mental health professionals to service its growing population (e.g., a ratio of about 5 psychiatrists per 100,000 people in the capital), disproportionate distribution of available services in the country [ 17 ], and a lack of insurance coverage for mental health concerns [ 18 ].…”

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“…The mental healthcare system in Malaysia is still very much in its infancy, e.g., there is a lack of mental health professionals to service its growing population (e.g., a ratio of about 5 psychiatrists per 100,000 people in the capital), disproportionate distribution of available services in the country [ 17 ], and a lack of insurance coverage for mental health concerns [ 18 ]. These are coupled with the reluctance to seek help or accept treatment for mental issues due to the associated stigma, making accessibility to treatment a key challenge in this country [ 16 ].…”

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Predictors of Psychological Distress and Mental Health Resource Utilization among Employees in Malaysia

Chan¹,

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We sought to examine predictors of psychological distress among employees as well as the level of awareness and usage of available mental health resources by employees through their own organizations. The Malaysian Healthiest Workplace survey cross-sectional dataset was used to explore the association between psychological distress, a range of health conditions, as well as mental health resource awareness and usage in a sample of 11,356 working Malaysian adults. A multivariate logistic regression was conducted to determine predictors of high psychological distress. Comorbid illnesses that were associated with psychological distress were mental illness (OR 6.7, 95% CI 4.39–10.14, p = 0.001), heart conditions (OR 2.17, 95% CI 1.18–3.99, p = 0.012), migraines (OR 1.59, 95% CI 1.33–1.90, p = 0.001), bronchial asthma (OR 1.43, 95% CI 1.11–1.85, p = 0.006), and hypertension (OR 1.42, 95% CI 1.07–1.88, p = 0.016) compared to individuals with no comorbid conditions. A total of 14 out of 17 comorbid medical illnesses were associated with elevated levels of psychological distress among employees. Awareness and usage of support services and resources for mental health were associated with lower psychological distress. These findings extend the literature by providing further evidence on the link between chronic illness, occupational type, as well as awareness and use of mental health resources by psychological distress status.

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“…When a person goes through many problems in life until arriving at a situation where he/she is not able to overcome, the problem may cause any psychological disorders such as anxiety and positive malingering. Malingering constitutes a behavior in which the doer consciously pretends to be sick to avoid responsibility or a load of work (Hassan, Mohd Hassan, Kassim, & Hamzah, 2018;Iseselo, Kajula, & Yahya-Malima, 2016).…”

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An Analysis of MMPI-2 on Ego Strength, Positive Malingering, and Anxiety

Sudjiwanati¹

2020

Proceedings of the 5th ASEAN Conference on Psychology, Counselling, and Humanities (ACPCH 2019)

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Ego Strength (ES), Malingering (Mp), and Anxiety (Anx) are psychiatric signs that the severity of each individual is different, especially the condition of a person in a particular activity group, so it is interesting to study. The purpose of this study was to determine the ego strength (ES), positive malingering (Mp), and anxiety (Anx) in the Energetic Power Yoga training participants in Malang. The research method was carried out qualitatively and analyzed using the Strauss-Corbin paradigm data triangulation method, consisting of 5 research samples. The measuring instrument used was the MMPI-2 test, which is a standard test tool that can measure the high and low aspects of research that are regulated by its reliability and validity. The results showed that four subjects had lower ego strength, while one subject had better ego strength. The low level of ego strength in 4 items indicates that the motivation to participate in yoga merely because of a lifestyle or influence from friends. The Mp test showed that two subjects tried to perform better, and the value of the positive malingering of the other three subjects was low. The anxiety in the two subjects was high, while on the other three subjects were low, which means that trainees who practiced yoga had positive impacts in reducing anxiety. The conclusion is that yoga could reduce anxiety.

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