Border residents suffer mental trauma
15/02/2011
Bangkok Post
Many residents living along the volatile border northeastern with Cambodia are suffering from psychological trauma as a result of continuing fighting, Public Health Minister Jurin Laksanavisit said on Tuesday.
The ministry’s 72 mobile medical units had reported that 1,964 of 4,813 people who underwent mental checks were experiencing stress. Of these, 638 had severe depression caused by the border clashes, and 10 had suicidal tendencies, said Mr Jurin.
The mobile medical units have been deployed to treat about 10,000 people from Surin, Si Sa Ket and Ubon Ratchathani provinces seeking refuge at temporary shelters in their provinces since fighting began between Thai and Cambodian troops on Feb 4.
Mr Jurin said doctors had already treated those with severe mental trauma and health volunteers would regularly visit them at their homes.
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