A workshop on the occasion of World Health Organisation (WHO) day was organised at Government Doon Medical College (GDMC) on Friday. The theme of this year’s WHO day is “Depression, let’s talk’.
Speaking on the occasion the Director General (DG) of state health services, Dr DS Rawat expressed concern on rising cases of depression in the society and diseases spawned by it. He said the state health department is committed to reduce depression. The head of department of psychiatry of the GDMC, Dr JS Rana made an elaborate presentation on Depression in which he informed about the symptoms and treatment. Clinical psychiatrist, Dr Sona Kaushal Gupta said that every four minute one person in the world commits suicide due to depression. She said that the number of suicides in the society can be effectively reduced if the disease is treated properly. The Chairman of the medical services recruitment board, Dr I S Pal said that depression is more among the city dwellers as compared with rural areas. He said people in urban areas have high aspirations due to which diseases like depression are more common.
The Principal of the GDMC, Dr Pradeep Bharati Gupta welcomed the guests on the occasion. The HOD of department of medicine Dr K C Pant and HOD of Anatomy Dr S K Agarwal also expressed their views in the seminar. The programme was attended by Dr Desh Deepak, Dr Rangeel Singh Raina, Dr Chitra Joshi, Dr Pooja, Dr Sushil Kumar Ojha, Dr Jaya Navani and students of the college.