Pakistanis and depression
In developing countries, there is a high frequency of depression, and insufficient mental health literacy has been proposed as one of the key drivers of rising rates of mental disease in a society. The goal of this study was to get a sense of the present attitude and perceptions of symptom victims in Pakistan, as well as to examine the impact of those beliefs. Low mental health literacy has been identified as one of the key causes of high rates of mental disease in a population. Jorm et al. describe mental health literacy as "knowledge and beliefs regarding mental diseases that aid in their recognition, management, or prevention." Mentally ill people must to deal with biases linked with their illness, and this stigma is particularly prominent among Pakistanis. Understanding the public's perspective of mental disease is critical to developing effective initiatives to eradicate it. This must be done in conjunction with an assessment of the cultural environment's norms,...