The Max Super Speciality Hospital Dehradun in association with Indian Medical Association (IMA) Dehradun, celebrated the World Mental Health Day on Friday. Speaking of the occasion the Director MIND, Max Hospital Dehradun, Dr AK Singh said that total health is a state of equilibrium between physical, mental and spiritual well being and the day reminds about the importance of mental health. The Senior Consultant and Head of Mental Health and Behavioral Sciences Dr Manish Tomar said that Schizophrenia is a mental illness which can be chronic at times and can lead to long term dysfunction in a person’s life. This illness requires inputs from various fields which include psychiatrists, clinical psychologists, psychiatric social workers and family members of patient. He added that the illness is treatable if recognized early and appropriate interventions are done.
The Secretary IMA, Dr Geeta Khanna said that Mental Health is a grossly neglected health issue and a lot of damage to the perception of mental illness has been done by Hindi Cinema. She said that against the popular perception the Schizophrenics do not dance or sing merrily but suffer silently for their inability to connect and think straight.
The General Manager operations of Max Hospital Ashish Chadha informed that the Max Hospital, Dehradun is the only NABH accredited hospital in Dehradun, and is committed to extend latent and world class medical treatment to residents of Uttarakhand.