WHO sponsors mental disorder survey in Bali

WHO sponsors mental disorder survey in Bali

DENPASAR, Bali: The World Health Organization (WHO) is providing financial assistance for a two-month survey in Bali to obtain accurate data on the extent of the incidence of mental disorders on the tourist island.

The survey, to be held in July and August, will involve 800 household respondents in Denpasar, the capital of Bali, and Bangli regency, which is expected to represent the situation in the province's other regencies.

"The incidence of mental disorders affecting the Balinese ranges from one to three persons per thousand, arising from various factors including social concerns," said Made Sugiarta Yasa, head of the medical support unit of Bangli Mental Hospital, on Monday.

Made Wardani of Denpasar's Bina Atma Mental Hospital disclosed on Monday that mental patients in Bali also included foreign tourists of different nationalities, such as Australians, Norwegians, Dutch, French and Japanese citizens. --Antara