Understanding Depression 认识忧郁症

My friend got me a book "I''M STILL HUMAN" -  understanding Depression with Kindness.

It is written by Dr. Phang Cheng Kar, a lecturere in UPM Medical School and practicing psychiatrist in the Kuala Lumpur Hospital and Kajang Hospital.

The book is written in simply and easy-understood layman lingo.

"Depression affects about 10% of the Malaysian adults ( 1 in 10 persons). Depression affects people at all ages; it's 2-3 times more commonly reported in women than men. Despite being so common, there is relatively little awareness of depression; as many as two third of people with depression don't realize that they have depression. As for those who realize, there is often delay in appropriate treatment due to a social stigma on mental illness. So, you are not alone - be kind to yourself and seek help immediately. " (Pg 12 : How common is depression?)

Or least you can do, get to know more about Depression!

This book is being sponsored and distributed free of charge.

 我的朋友给了我一本书： 【 我还是人 - 仁慈地理解忧郁症】。

这本书的作者是彭振家医生。他是UPM博特拉大学医学院的讲师，同时也在吉隆坡医院及加影医院担任精神专科医生。

彭医生以通俗，易懂的语言撰写此书。

“在马来西亚，忧郁症影响大约10%的成年人（十个人当中就有一个患上忧郁症）。忧郁症影响所有年龄阶层。被报道的患者当中，女性比男性多2到3倍。尽管这种疾病是如此普遍，大众对忧郁症的认知却相当的少。三分之二的忧郁症患者不知道他们已经患上了忧郁症。

至于那些意识到自己患上忧郁症的人，却因为社会对精神病的成见而延误了适当的治疗。您并不孤单，请善待自己，立即寻求协助。” （第10页 - 忧郁症有多普遍？）

或者至少你该对忧郁症多加认识！

这本书由善众赞助，免费赠阅。