- Hundreds of Thousands of Syrians Suffer from Severe psychological illness

- Agencies (IRW) - A medical report revealed on Monday says that 4% of Syrians suffer from severe mental illness, or about 800 thousand out of 20 million citizens, because of the current conflict.

According to a report released by the Association of Psychiatrists, 9% of the patients receive treatment only. The average mental disorders ranged from 20% to 40%. Light disturbances increased from 50%

the President of the Syrian Association of pharmacists «Mahmoud Hassan», said that the numbers of those who uses psychological drugs, increased during the last period to about 40% of what was before.

And notably, the General Authority for Forensic Medicine, of the Syrian regime, announced last year that the numbers of natural deaths through strokes or heart attack, rose to about 70% of the total deaths