Mr Joseph Yere, the Brong-Ahafo Regional Coordinator of Mental Health, has revealed that the DKM investment crisis is contributing to rife in depression cases in the Region.
According to him, new cases of depression were being recorded among most customers of the defunct DKM micro-finance company whose monies were locked up.
Mr Yere who could not immediately provide statistics on the cases, said the situation was assuming alarming proportion and something ought to be done to control it.
He said since June 2015, depression cases had jumped to the top in all mental health illness in the Region.
Mr Yere indicated that his outfit had intensified supervision in ensuring that patients strictly adhered to drugs for their quick recovery.
Source: GhanaWeb
