Dr. Ng Chong Guan

黄章元医生透露，人只要到了60岁，脑部功能都会有退化跡象，如果怀疑患上失智症，接下来要做的就是评估。医学上来说，患上初期失智症不会马上用药治疗，医生只会给予建议，以日常活动来避免恶化，但来到中期或后期就需要进一步治疗了。

马大心理医学系副教授及马大医药中心心理医学专科医生黄章元指出，其实，神经病与精神病是两种不同的疾病，前者主要是神经系统发生"故障"而引起的肢体障碍，例如：半身不遂、震颤、肢体麻痹、口歪和眼斜的肌肉萎缩症等，都是常见的神经系统疾病的症状；后者是由于大脑功能紊乱，以致产生了精神障碍，影响知觉、意识、情感和智能等，造成言行举止和情绪等的心理活动出现持久和明显的异常，常见的精神疾病有强迫症、焦虑症、恐惧症、忧郁症、躁郁症和精神分裂症等。

黄章元医生指出，有20%的人在一生中必会出现精神状况，包括忧郁症和焦虑症，尤其是城市人几率高。精神问题犹如计时炸弹，每个人的大脑内存在着这个计时炸弹，如果能好好"保管"就不会有问题。

Dr. Ng Chong Guan is one of the certified members of Malaysia Psychiatric Association. Members in Malaysia Pychiatric Association are active and concerned on issues such as the national mental health policy, the new mental health act, ethical code of Members, public health education, and mental health insurance.

Universiti Malaya consultant psychiatrist Assoc Prof Dr Ng Chong Guan said more boys tend to develop acute mental illnesses before the age of six compared to girls. These include hyperactivity, attention deficit disorder and attention deficit hyperactivity disorder. The difference in numbers between girls and boys, however, evens out between the ages of six and 18. "The mental illnesses vary depending on the individual's age. Teenagers develop moderate mental illnesses like phobia and addiction as well as acute anxiety disorders," he said. Dr Ng said one of the factors causing the younger generation to suffer from mental illnesses was the drastic change of upbringing as the mental capacity of many youths was not parallel with the maturity of their mental age as they tend to outsmart themselves when it came to making decisions.