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Officials at health and population ministry hope the training will help in lessening ongoing road traffic incidents, which has emerged as the major cause of death in the country.
Study showed 34 percent rise in anxiety, 20 percent jump in alcohol use and 11 percent increase in suicidal thoughts.
Officials hope the volunteers will encourage patients to seek treatment and to continue medication for anxiety, depression, alcohol use, psychosis and suicidal tendencies.
Mental health: More Nepali women are afflicted than men Asia News Network (ANN) is the leading regional alliance of news titles striving to bring the region closer, through an active sharing of editorial content on happenings in the region.
Twenty-two percent women and 11 percent men aged 15 to 49 years have symptoms of anxiety in Nepal.