Facing Mental Health Challenges in the Workplace

By Dr. Rahida Aini

June 2024 FEATURE
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DEPRESSION AMONG MALAYSIANS has been on the rise, with figures escalating from 1.8% in 2011 to 2.3% in 2020. Mental health expert and director of the International College of Clinical Hypnotherapy Practitioners Asia Regional, Synthia Surin, says that they have found that Penang has the highest number of calls related to suicide compared to other states, and that nearly half a million Malaysian adults aged 16 and above have experienced depression.In spite of those numbers, the National Occupational Accident and...

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Dr. Rahida Aini

works as a Publication Officer at Penang Institute. She enjoys writing and strolling along Straits Quay, appreciating the beauty of Mother Earth.

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