Eminent psychologists and education consultants have called upon the student community to develop positive attitude and adopt the 'I can' philosophy to achieve desired results in the examinations.
The Department of Psychiatry of Tata Main Hospital (TMH), in its effort to prevent suicide and generate awareness, on Wednesday conducted a seminar on 'How to cope with exam stress and failure' for students, parents and teachers in Tata Main Hospital auditorium as part of the World Suicide Prevention Day.
On the occasion, Ruchi Narendran and Shrimanti Sen were the chief guests and guest of honour, respectively. A skit was presented by the students of ADl Sunshine School to create awareness on suicide prevention.
Narendran, addressing the gathering, said, "Suicide prevention has become a topic of great concern today, especially amongst the youth. This is one of the most sensitive stages of life that we all pass through. It brings with itself besides expectations and joy, a certain amount of stress arising due to the constantly changing socio-economic scenario. I urge all the young minds to make the best use of the different clubs in the schools created primarily to address this concern. At Tata Main Hospital, we have a well-equipped department of psychiatry which is one of the best places in the city that a stressed individual can reach out and get help. life is precious and must be preserved, not self-destroyed for the sake of a reason that could have been solved by other ways."
Every year, over 800,000 people commit suicide, this roughly corresponds to one death every 40 seconds. The number of lives lost each year through suicide exceeds the number of deaths due to homicide and war combined. In 2012 it was found that suicide is the second leading cause of death in the age group of 15-29 years globally. Overall, it is estimated that for each person who died of suicide there were over 20 others who made suicide attempts.