Labuan Health Department statistics showed there were 614 cases in 2013 compared to 1,310 in 2016, a jump of 113.35%. The 2016 figure also showed an increase of 30.6% compared to 1,003 cases in 2015.
The department in a statement to Bernama said there were 196 mental health cases such as autism, learning disabilities, attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD), intellectual disability or mental retardation and behavioural problems among children aged 10 years and below.
There were 144 cases of mental disorder such as adolescent crisis and depression among those between the ages of 10 and 19 years.
There were 801 cases of mental illness among adults between the ages of 20 and 59, and 169 cases of anxiety disorder, depression and dementia among the elderly, aged 60 and above.
The statement also said the department’s Psychiatric and Mental Health Clinic provided services such as community psychiatric treatment, counselling, correctional (inmate) specialist visits and visits to the Labuan health clinic specialist.