55.8% PSYCHOLOGICALLY DISABLED WOMEN REPORTED IN ARMENIA

Panorama.am
14:32 21/06/06

47% of psychologically disabled people know about their illness and
32,3% know about it from their treating doctor, Fund for Psychological
Health unveiled the results of their study conducted from September 1,
2005 to March 1, 2006 in 5 psychiatric facilities of the country.

Fund expert Samvel Sukiasian told that the number of sick has been
cut by 5.1 % against 1988. 55,8% of sick people is women. The studies
say that most sick are discontent that they are not allowed to use
telephones.

The expert thinks that execution of the law "On psychiatric aid" is
not satisfactory because there are no mechanisms to bring the law
into life, the public has little information on the illnesses and
the conditions of life are not good.