2. Introduction
• Maldives as a geographically dispersed country and with a highly dense
population the Mental health problems increases day by day
• There are many factors that contributes the mental health of Maldivians as
in Stress , Poor healthcare system, calamities and many more
• Many challenges that faced by Maldivians to access Mental health services
are Affordability, cost of travelling, etc.
3. Factors that contributes the increasing
in Mental health problems in Maldives
* Social Factors
* Lack of recruitment activities
* Lack of awareness
* Poor standard of living
* Stress
* Poor wage rate and high cost of living
* lack of services
* Natural and human made calamities
4. Common Disorders in Maldives
• Depression
• Anxiety
• Psychotic Disorders
• Neurodevelopmental Disorders
• Substance abuse
5. • In 2003, Ministry of Health conducted a nation-wide
survey to assess the magnitude of mental and
neurological disorders (Niyaz and Naz, 2003).
6. • Psychiatric diagnosis of victims of violence. Adapted from
“Working with exploited women and abused children in the
Maldives: Reflections and insights of a clinician” by A. A.
Naaz, 2011.
7. • Number of cases of sexual violence reported to the Maldives
Police Service from 2008 to 2015. Adapted from
www.police.gov.mv
