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Saturday 8 October 2011

Mental illness 'rampant' in Somalia


The Word Health Organization says as many as 450 million people suffer from mental disorders globally.

The continuing conflict in Somalia is having a huge impact on the mental health of many Somalis.

Dr Abdirahman Ali Habeeb, is a psychiatric nurse by training, but prefers the title doctor, says:"The bombardments, shootings and mortar shellings is what is causing the increasing number of mentally ill in Mogadishu."

Al Jazeera's Mohammed Adow reports from Mogadishu Somalia.

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