Gazan mental health experts are claiming that the Israeli blockade on Gaza is causing more cases of mental health disorders in the populace due to the unemployment rate and the continued degradation of the local economy.
The head of the department for the development of health in the Gaza Health Ministry, Hashim al-Mudlal, told the Falestine  news paper that statistics are showing a rise in the number of people who are requesting mental health services in the various clinics around Gaza.
Rasha al-Jadbara who heads the health division of UNRWA told the paper that approximately one third of the Palestinian "refugees" complain of "mental health and social behavior disorders".