Kuwait Center For Mental Health Receives 6,000 Patients A Month

10 October 2021 Kuwait

Kuwait Center for Mental Health receives an average of 6,000 patients per month, the Director of Al-Sabah Medical District, Dr. Ahmed Al-Shatti said. He was speaking on the celebration of World Mental Health Day, under the title "Mental health care for all, to make this slogan a reality".

Seeking the professional help for those who need such care in mental health area is not a stigma. One out of every five may suffer from some form of mental disorder, Al-Shatti added.

There is no local statistics about the effect of Corona pandemic on the mental health of people, however the global statistics Indicates an increase during a pandemic, the Head of the Psychiatry Department at the Kuwait Center for Mental Health, Dr. Ammar Al-Sayegh, said.

 

 

SOURCE  IIK

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