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	Only one quarter of Thais with the illness receive treatment, and people with depression commit suicide at a rate that is 20 times higher than persons without the disease, said Deputy Public Health Minister Dr Surawit Khonsomboon during an inspection yesterday of mental health services at Nakhon Ratchasima&rsquo;s Pak Thong Chai and Khon Buri hospitals. His comment was made to mark World Mental Health Day yesterday, which this year was themed &ldquo;Depression: A Global Crisis&rdquo;.</div>
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Health Ministry targets depression

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