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title: "One in three Pakistani adults has mental health disorder, per study"
description: "Most outlets reported the key finding that nearly one in three adults in Pakistan has a diagnosable mental or behavioural disorder, based on the country’s first nationally representative mental health survey. Both excerpts led with the study’s main result but provided varying levels of detail, with Dawn adding that the finding highlights a \"major public health challenge\" while Minute Mirror ended the excerpt at the revelation of the statistic."
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# One in three Pakistani adults has mental health disorder, per study

pakistan · updated 18 Oct 2026, 12:00 PM PKT · 18 Oct 2026 · 2 articles from 2 outlets

**HarZaviya summary** — how 2 outlets covered this, generated automatically from their headlines and excerpts:

> Most outlets reported the key finding that nearly one in three adults in Pakistan has a diagnosable mental or behavioural disorder, based on the country’s first nationally representative mental health survey. Both excerpts led with the study’s main result but provided varying levels of detail, with Dawn adding that the finding highlights a "major public health challenge" while Minute Mirror ended the excerpt at the revelation of the statistic.

## Same story from 2 outlets

Each outlet's own headline, most recent first — read any at its source.

- **Minute Mirror** — [One in three Pakistani adults faces mental health disorder, study finds](https://minutemirror.com.pk/one-in-three-pakistani-adults-faces-mental-health-disorder-study-finds-646689/) · 18 Oct 2026, 12:00 PM PKT
  > Pakistan’s first nationally representative mental health survey has revealed that nearly one in three adults in the country
- **Dawn** — [One in three adults in Pakistan lives with psychological disorder: study](https://www.dawn.com/news/2037942/one-in-three-adults-in-pakistan-lives-with-psychological-disorder-study) · 18 Oct 2026, 8:59 AM PKT · 92% identical wording to the newest filing
  > KARACHI: Pakistan’s first nationally representative mental health survey has shown that nearly one in three adults is living with a diagnosable mental and behavioural disorder, highlighting a major public health challenge affecting millions of people across the country. The findings come from the largest and most comprehensive mental health study ever conducted in Pakistan, say researchers repr...

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- [Health experts highlight mental health challenges in Pakistan](https://harzaviya.com/stories/13520-doctors-call-for-accessible-mental-healthcare-in-pakistan) · 10 Oct 2026 · 2 outlets · 79% related

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