History of NMHR
Few years ago, psychiatrists in the Ministry of Health Malaysia had agreed that there is a need for setting up of a National Registry for Mental Health (NMHR).
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The aim of this undertaking is to ensure that accurate information is readily available and accessible in a timely manner throughout the mental health sector.
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In addition to that, it would help to improve the mental health status of Malaysian through effective use of information in the planning of mental health services for this country.
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After all those hard work, NMHR was finally operated on 1st January 2003
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During the initial phase, CRC has played an important role in technical aspects.
The objectives of the NMHR are:
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To determine the desease burden attributable to mental disorders by quantifying its morbidity, and its geographic and temporal trends in Malaysia.
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To identify subgroups in the population at high risk of mental disorders to whom prevention effort should be targeted.
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To identify potential risk factors involved in mental disorders.
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To evaluate the treatment, control and prevention of mental disorders.
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To stimulate and facilitate epidemiological research on mental disorder, e.g generating hypotheses on etiology.
