10 per cent of S'poreans affected by mental illnesses

Yahoo! Singapore News, 19 Nov 2011
A new study has revealed that more than 10 per cent of Singaporeans will suffer from mental illness in their lifetime.
Depression is the most common mental illness here, with about 170,000 adults, mostly women, affected by it.
From the study of 6,616 people last year, other common mental disorders identified were obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD), anxiety affliction characterised by obsessions, compulsive rituals as well as intrusive thoughts and impulses,....Full story