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An average of 15% of people in Hanoi are suffering from Mental Illness, for example Depression, Anxiety, Alcohol and Drug addiction, etc. Statistics show that  29.25% of the population is under the age of 15 and 8.82% of the population is over the age of 60 (2004). Approximately 65-70 percent of the population is rural. The life expectancy at birth is 71.3 years (males is 68 for males and 74 for females). The healthy life expectancy at birth is 59.5 years for males and 62.9 years for females in Vietnam

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A survey of 1,727 Hanoi secondary school students found that nearly 26 percent suffer mental problems.  According to Psychologist Nguyen Van Nam of the Ho Chi Minh City University of University, school pressure can lead to depressions and other mental disorders, which have become more common among children aged 6-11 in big cities.

Another survey conducted by the Hue University found 80 percent of 160 students in the 12th grade at the Hue National School reported suffering relatively high levels of stress.

Almost all respondents said they frequently study and work on their days off. Nearly 20 percent said that studying caused them to skip meals, physical exercises and periods or rest and relaxation.

Up to 53 percent said they only talk about studying at gatherings with friends and relatives.

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About 14.9 percent Vietnam’s population have various mental disorders, experts said at the Asia-Pacific International Training-research Network on Mental Health Forum held in Hanoi on Monday.

The students told that not many focus on mental health like they do for physical health in Hanoi. Everyone ignores this topic when it's mentioned.

People tend to commit suicide to end their pain and not their life. Nevertheless, the people in Hanoi are still oblivious about mental health. Stating that they might be ignorant.

Problems for students : homework, social life, troubles at sch/home, absence of a family member or close friend.

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rates of anxiety and depression amongst the nation’s young people were as high as 41.1 percent.

People often don’t feel safe to talk to their families about their problems,because, especially parents, will judge them. There are limited facilities for support here, aside from hospital clinics and places like Psych Cafe, so most people will depend on their friends for help.
many patients think that you can come to a counsellor once and they will cure you.

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High expectations from parents and teachers may lead to Vietnamese students to be under stress, leading to depression and anxiety. They undergo stress as they have to study and work even on their day off. Nearly 20 percent of the students said that the studying cause them to skip meals, exercise and relaxation time.Even primary school students are suffering from stress  and suffer from psychological trauma like parental quarrels or even fears that their parents do not love them.

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We can try to influence or teach them some methods to cope with their stress. We can give them more positive talks and teach them to have a better mindset.

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Most people in Vietnam look down upon people who have mental illness. This a problem because a lot of young don't get the right treatment. An examples of common mental illnesses in Vietnam would be depression,isolation and emotional abuse from their own flesh and blood. One of the causes of these mental illnesses is parental peer pressure. Parents would want their child to succeed academically as opportunities available are very low in comparison to most of the world. People who have depression usually think lowly of themselves and have high expectations. Thus, this is why majority of the public look down upon them.