Self-harm, attempted suicide on the rise, MSF warns

A mental health emergency is unfolding in migrant camps on Greece's islands, fueled by poor living conditions, neglect and violence, Doctors Without Borders (MSF) said Tuesday.

Medical staff have seen a sharp increase in people trying to get help after attempting suicide, harming themselves or suffering psychotic episodes, the humanitarian organization said in a report.

More than 13,000 migrants and refugees, mostly Syrians and Iraqis fleeing years of war, are living in five camps on Greek islands close to Turkey, government figures show.

Four of those camps are holding two to three times as many people as they were designed for.

"Every day our teams treat patients who tell us that they would prefer to have died in their country than be trapped here," said Jayne Grimes, manager of MSF's mental health activities on Samos.

The organization said six or...