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KARACHI: Around 50 million people are suffering from common mental disorders in Pakistan. The illness afflicts 15 to 35 million adults, which is about 10 to 20 per cent of the population.
Many marry first cousins. Though the malignant effects are rare, it's a big jump over the very rate problems for non-cousin marriages, and when you look at the overall occurrence, it adds up.
Considering the dominant 'religion' I'd hazard a guess the number is an understatement.
‘50m Pakistanis suffering from mental disorders’The Newspaper's Staff ReporterUpdated October 09, 2016 KARACHI: Around 50 million people are suffering from common mental disorders in Pakistan. The illness afflicts 15 to 35 million adults, which is about 10 to 20 per cent of the population.“Approximately 20 million children or 10pc of the population in our country need attention from mental health practitioners,” said Dr Ayesha Mian, chairperson of the department of psychiatry at the Aga Khan University (AKU) at a dialogue held on mental health at the Karachi Press Club on Saturday. https://www.dawn.com/news/1288880