Child and Adolescent Mental Health Service (CAMHS), Terengganu, Malaysia: milestones so far and the paths to the future

Figures & data

Table 1. Malaysia: National and local context at a glance.

National (Malaysia)
*Population of citizen (million):	28.7
• Male	14.5
• Female	14.2
*By age group (years):
• 0–14	7.7 (24.1%)
• 15–64	22.3 (69.7%)
• 65+	2.0 (6.2%)
*Life expectancy at birth (years)
• Males	72.7
• Females	77.4
**World bank income group (2010)	Upper middle income
**Gross national income per capita (PPP Int. $, 2013)	22
**Total expenditure on health per capita (PPP int. $, 2014)	1,040
**Total expenditure on health as a percentage of GDP (2014)	4.2
Local (Terengganu)
*Population (million)	1.21
• Male	0.62
• Female	0.59
*Life expectancy (years)
• Male	68.8
• Female	74.6

* Source: Selected demographic statistics estimates, Malaysia 2017 (https://www.dosm.gov.my/v1/index.php), assessed on 26 March 2018.

** Global Health Observatory World Health Organization (WHO)|Malaysia, (http://www.who.int/countries/mys/en/), assessed on 26 March 2018.

Table 2. Median rate of human resources per 100,000 population working in the mental health sector by World Bank income group.

Income group (World bank)	Psychiatrist	Other medical doctors	Nurses	Psychologists	Social workers	Occupational therapists
Malaysia	0.83	UN	3.31	0.29	UN	UN
Upper middle income countries	2.03	0.87	9.72	1.47	0.76	0.23
World	1.27	0.33	4.95	0.33	0.24	0.06

Note: UN = Information unavailable.

Source: Mental Health Atlas 2011 – WHO website http://apps.who.int, assessed on 17 May 2018.

Table 3. Prevalence of mental health problems among children 5–15 years in Terengganu in comparison with national statistics in the NHMS 2006 and 2015.

NHMS	Prevalence (%)
	Overall
	National (Malaysia)	Terenganu
^a2006	20.3	26.6
^b2015	12.1	9.9
^bSDQ domains in NHMS 2015
Emotional problems	15.7	12.0
Conduct problems	16.7	13.6
Hyperactivity	4.6	4.0
Peer problems	32.5	36.9
Prosocial skills	11.2	8.1

Note: Questionnaire used in NHMS.

^a Reporting Questionnaire for children (RQC).

^b Strength and Difficulty Questionnaire (SDQ).

Figure 1. CAMHS: number of patients, 2006 to 2017.

Figure 2. Diagnosis of new patients in 2017.