A person suffering from inferiority complex or disappointment in life over a long period can think of ending his life due to suicidal instincts, Chief Medical and Health Officer Dr R.S. Singh in Chhattisgarh's Surajpur district said on Sunday.
He was addressing a seminar organised as part of ‘World Suicide Prevention Day’.
Singh said that suicidal tendency is a state of mental illness. It can be treated through proper counselling and medical care. Thus, life can be saved.
Dr. Shashi Tirkey, Civil Surgeon-cum-Chief Hospital Superintendent, said: “People take extreme steps like ending their lives after getting upset and frustrated by small things. There is a solution to every problem in life. So the focus should be on solving the problem.”
Dr. Rajesh Paikra, Nodal Officer, National Mental Health Programme, added that this year the suicide prevention week will conclude on September 12.
Paikra said that as part of the week, the Surajpur District Hospital organised speech competition, rangoli and poster making events for students of nursing college.
In the speech competition, Shobha and Neelam secured the first place, Divya was second and Bharti Kashi third. Divya, Shobha and Neelam stood first in the poster competition, Anjum and Pushpanjali came second and Savita and Preeti finished third.