What’s with Mental Health?

An article titled “Mental Health Status in Malaysia” has shown the number of people in Malaysia
who achieve the cut-off score. Generally, it has been rising gradually over the previous ten years. It is
challenging to move on with our life when we are dealing with mental health issues. They comprise
the unpleasant emotions and thoughts that we all experience occasionally, such as times of
melancholy, hopelessness, and dread.

Firstly, the article shows four statistics on the different prevalence of mental health. The survey
results are by state, age, ethnicity, and income. The annual percentage of mental health issues
shows there is a slight increment of 0.7% from the year 1996 to 2006. However, from the year 2006
to 2015, there is a substantial rise from 11.2% to 29%. Around 17779 Malaysian adults, aged 16
years and above have participated in this survey and this sample has been taken to show the specific
prevalence of mental health. As for states, Perak, Penang and WB Putrajaya are among the lowest
states that issue mental health problems. Meanwhile, the biggest proportions of people with mental
health issues are in Sabah, Kelantan, Kuala Lumpur, and Sarawak.

The third graph gives information on the age-specific prevalence of mental health issues, where a
steady decline in age suffers a higher mental health problem compared to people aged 30 and
above. Young people typically experience more issues with their mental health. After age 75, there
appears to be an increase once more. Next, racial differences in the prevalence of mental health
issues. The bar chart illustrates that there is no significant difference in the prevalence rate among
Malays, Chinese, and Indians which is around 30%. However, Non-Malay Bumiputras are significantly
more likely to suffer from mental health problems. It is stated that the percentage of other
bumiputras who suffer from mental health problems is 41.1% which is 10% higher than bumiputras.

Lastly, mental health issues by income prevalence. The graph describes an increase in income has led
to a fall in the rate of mental health problems. Poor people are more likely to experience mental
health issues, and the prevalence rate levels off around RM 6000 and above. Perhaps, between
males and females, there was no significant difference with only 27.3% for males and 30.8% for
females. The same goes for urban and rural areas, 28.8% and 30.3% respectively.

To sum up, the whole state of your thinking, emotion control, and behavior is referred to as your
mental health. There can occasionally be a serious impairment in this mental functioning. Social
expectations and cultural standards are factors in the definition of mental health illnesses. There is
no fundamental measure by which to judge when behavior is disruptive or typical across cultures.
What might be accepted in one society as normal might raise red flags in another.