Free in Patong was dropped at a psychiatric hospital after he disturbed his neighbours with his erratic behaviour.
Patong Police said they had been alerted of the incident at around 9.45am yesterday. The man was reportedly performing crazy in his house on Ratchapathanusorn Road and possibly presented a danger to himself and others.
The police arrived at the condo to hear the person shouting inside a room. Officers tried to persuade the man to unlock the door and come outside, but they were unsuccessful.
Luckily, the man’s wife, Anna Srinakoon, arrived and convinced the man to surrender.
The man was recognized as Kittikhun Boonchuwong, initially from the southern province of Nakhon Sri Thammarat. He was taken to a local psychiatric hospital for help.
The police imagine that Kittikhun’s behaviour was a result of private problems and that he could have been inebriated.
Running out discovered blood stains in the condo and suspected that this was from Kittikhun hurting himself or tripping over objects.
Officers discovered no illegal drugs in his room, and are persevering with to analyze the incident.
In September final yr, it was reported that the number of instances of major depressive problems (MDD) was rising in Thailand. The country’s psychological health department was trying to push for the inclusion of psychiatric drugs on Thailand’s list of essential medicines.
According to a report by Thai PBS in October, Thailand’s inadequate variety of psychiatrists is resulting in many people with psychological well being issues being left untreated.
With solely 845 lively psychiatrists within the nation, Thailand has a median of just one psychiatrist for every one hundred,000 individuals. However, it’s estimated that one in each 2,721 people in Thailand requires counselling, highlighting a major scarcity of psychological health professionals. In comparability, Switzerland has 47.17 psychiatrists for every one hundred,000 individuals, which is a considerably larger quantity..