Deep-South terror stress rises

In the face of on-going deep-South violence, public health workers, police officers, soldiers and teachers are all suffering from constant stress.

"They feel something can happen at any time," Mental Health Department director general ML Somchai Chakrabhand says.

From January last year to March this year, there have been almost 1,400 incidents involving violence in the region. They have claimed the lives of 735 people and injured 2,763.

Somchai was speaking at a three-day national seminar tackling the crisis at Songkhla.

The Nation