The Sindh Mental Health Survey Findings

By Team CG
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December 02, 2022
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In Tharparkar, the Sindh Mental Health Authority has submitted a report on mental health. There were 33 suicides in Tharparkar last year, including 21 women and 12 men, according to Karim Khawaja, chairman of the Mental Health Authority.

Karim Khawaja, the Chairman of SMHA, stated that the first psychological autopsy conducted in South Asia in Tharparkar found 42 percent of married people committed suicide for various reasons.

During a meeting at a local hotel in Karachi, the Sindh Mental Health Authority presented the results of its mental health survey in Tharparkar.

People who participated in the survey ranged in age from 30 to 55. Approximately 32% of Tharparkar's population suffers from depression, 14% is mentally disabled, and 11.2% has epilepsy.

The ceremony was attended by Sindh Chief Secretary Sohail Rajput, Vice Chancellor Jinnah Sindh Medical University Professor Amjad Siraj, Faisal Edhi and other psychologists and members of civil society.

Faisal Edhi demanded the decriminalization of suicide be abolished on this occasion. The issue of drugs and alcohol was raised by Professor Amjad Siraj Memon and he demanded action be taken.

According to Chairman Authority Karim Khawaja, 33 people committed suicide in Tharparkar in 2021, including 21 women and 12 men.