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Revealed: Why there is an alarming rise of mental cases in Kenya

mental cases in kenya
Incidents of mental illness in the country is high

Nearly 400,000 Kenyans will be schizophrenic in the next five years if the rising rate of mental illness, coupled with severe shortage of specialised doctors to manage the ailment goes on unchecked.

Psychiatrists warn that the problem is escalating at an alarming rate and that by the year 2020, about 1 per cent of the population will be suffering from schizophrenia, which is a chronic form of mental disorder.

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