Health Ministry: 1.5 million Thais over 15 suffer from depression

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Depression affects 1.5m Thais

Published: 9 Mar 2013 at 14.39
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About 1.5 million Thai people, aged over 15 years old, are suffering from depression, permanent secretary for public health Narong Sahametapat said on Friday.

Women are twice as likely as men to be depressed, Dr Narong said.

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DonAleman
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Discussion 6 : 10 Mar 2013 at 13.176
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No one could have said it better than Disc : 20 !
The politicians, acting as
Sheep Herders", may soon find their grip loosening as
the Thai people maybe un informed but now, via social
electronic communication, can see/hear what citizens of other
oppressed, military ruled countries are doing.
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Discussion 5 : 10 Mar 2013 at 06.585
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Thailand's population is 70 million,
No Health Care, Corrupt Police Force, Justice ONLY For Rich,
Land grabs by the Political connected, Politicians ONLY interested in improving their families net wealth,
Sub standard Primary / Secondary education, University Degrees not recognised outside Thailand, and lastly try to live and raise a family on 200/300 b per day!
The real figure is at least 35 million not just depressed, but on the poverty line with no hope and no future!
Surely this is a time bomb only waiting for the right set of circumstances to explode.
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DonAleman
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Discussion 4 : 09 Mar 2013 at 21.434
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They don't say anything about adolescents who, along with seniors,
are equally prone to suffer depression.
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Discussion 3 : 09 Mar 2013 at 18.433
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1.5 million?

Those would be people waiting for a Peua Thai election promise to be fulfilled.
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Discussion 2 : 09 Mar 2013 at 16.222
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This piece of news is not imformative al all. At least it should mention the symptom and signal of the onset. Again, this show how Thais are afraid to ask question.
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Discussion 1 : 09 Mar 2013 at 15.201
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I hear that reading the newspaper can often make it worse.
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