Requested from DOH by J. Gasang at 09:30 AM on
Nov 20, 2023.
Purpose: Thesis Data
Date of Coverage: 01/01/2018 - 10/20/2023
Tracking no: #DOH-894037158014
Gasang 09:30 AM, Nov 20, 2023
We are currently working on our thesis title proposal about Health and Wellness Rehabilitation Resort Complex for persons who have Depression for our Architectural Design IX (ARCH 205A) subject.
Data and Information needed;
Age bracket: 19-29 years old (Early Adulthood) & 30 to 64 years old (Middle Age)
-Number of Person who has Major Depressive Disorder (MDD) and Persistent Depressive Disorder (Dysthymia) in the Philippines per region
-Number of Person who has Major Depressive Disorder (MDD) and Persistent Depressive Disorder (Dysthymia) in the Philippines per municipality
Receiving Officer 10:19 AM, Nov 21, 2023
November 21, 2023
Dear Jhemima Grace,
Thank you for your request dated Nov 20, 2023 under Executive Order No. 2 (s. 2016) on Freedom of Information in the Executive Branch, for Number of Persons with Depression (MDD and PDD).
We received your request on Nov 20, 2023 and will respond on or before Dec 11, 2023 09:30:02 AM, in accordance with the Executive Order's implementing rules and regulations.
Should you have any questions regarding your request, kindly contact me using the reply function on the eFOI portal at https://www.foi.gov.ph/requests/aglzfmVmb2ktcGhyHQsSB0NvbnRlbnQiEERPSC04OTQwMzcxNTgwMTQM, for request with ticket number #DOH-894037158014.
Thank you.
Respectfully,
FOI Receiving Officer
FOI Officer
Maker 04:07 PM, Nov 21, 2023
Good day!
Please be informed that we have endorsed your request to DOH-DISEASE PREVENTION AND CONTROL BUREAU-Mental Health Division for action.
Kindly await for their response.
Thank you.
Gasang 02:38 PM, Nov 27, 2023
Good day! We would just like to follow up in our request regarding the number of persons with Major Depressive Disorder (MDD) and Persistent Depressive Disorder (PDD). Thank you so much!
Maker 10:39 AM, Jan 30, 2024
January 30, 2024
Dear Jhemima Grace Gasang,
Greetings!
Thank you for your request dated Nov 20, 2023 09:30:02 AM under Executive Order No. 2 (s. 2016) on Freedom of Information in the Executive Branch.
Your Request
You asked for Number of Persons with Depression (MDD and PDD).
Response to Request
Your FOI request is approved.
Thank you for your interest in mental health. We hope to address your request as best as possible. Please refer to the Mental Health Program at https://doh.gov.ph/national-mental-health-program for an overview of the services we provide and some materials we readily share. Rest assured that the Specialty Care Division looks into these conditions in compliance with RA11036 at https://lawphil.net/statutes/repacts/ra2018/ra_11036_2018.html, otherwise known as the Mental Health Act, which encompasses mental, neurological and substance use (MNS) disorders.
We would like to share with you the attached latest Mental Health Atlas 2020 as reference. This is our country profile at https://www.who.int/publications/m/item/mental-health-atlas-2017-country-profile-philippines
The WHO Mental Health Gap Action Programme (mhGAP) at https://www.who.int/teams/mental-health-and-substance-use/treatment-care/mental-health-gap-action-programme, which focuses on services for mental, neurological, and substance use disorders specifically in the 9 priority conditions: depression, psychosis, epilepsy/seizures, developmental disorders, behavioral disorders, dementia, alcohol use, drug use, and self-harm.
We would like to share with you the draft terminal report (attached) of the National Survey for Mental Health and Wellbeing (NSMHW) to give us a picture of the mental health status of the country as a whole while we wait for the consolidation of electronic medical records of patients and as we improve our information systems. The study is a household survey that was commissioned by DOH.
Please be informed that we can only provide some of the requested information
Kindly complete the FOI Feedback request form at the link: https://bit.ly/DOHFOIFeedbackForm
Thank you.
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Thank you.
Respectfully,
FOI Decision Maker
FOI Receiving Officer
Attachments:
2020 Mental Health Atlas.pdf NSMHW Report and Policy Recommendations version 38_07012023 (2) (1).pdf
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