350Millions suffer from depression, Which is the biggest reason for the tendency to commit suicide, Dr. Imtiaz Dogar

Faisalabad(94 news) On the occasion of World Mental Health Day, a press conference was held for mental illness awareness in a local hotel organized by Genie X Pharma Pharmaceutical Company and Faisalabad NGOs Network. Faisalabad NGOs Network Chairman Mian Nadeem Ahmed, Senior Vice Chairman Chaudhry Muhammad Saleem, representatives of NGOs, doctors of Civil and Allied Hospital, Punjab Medical University Faisalabad, social workers and media representatives also attended the press conference. attended

Addressing the press conference, the president of Pakistan Psychiatry Society Prof. Dr. Imtiaz Ahmad Dogar said that the World Mental Health Day is celebrated on October 10 every year. According to the survey, more than 970 million people around the world are suffering from mental illness or drug addiction. 350 million people are suffering from depression, which is considered to be the main reason for the increasing suicide trend worldwide. According to the World Health Organization, one million people die due to suicide every year worldwide. And every 40 seconds, a death occurs due to suicide. According to a conservative estimate, 15 million people in Pakistan are suffering from mental illness and 8 million from More people use different types of drugs. Compared to developed countries, Pakistan lacks treatment facilities for mental diseases. The increasing rate of mental diseases in Pakistan is alarming. Moreover, the Corona epidemic has increased the mental problems. Mental health is a basic human right, and it is only possible to remove the obstacles in achieving it through the collaboration of mental health physicians and other departments. The required number of doctors is much more than the current number. There is an urgent need to create an integrated system to meet this shortage. There is an urgent need to train other medical professionals on basic mental health. Community and class resources. Fair distribution can lead to a reduction in mental illness to some extent. The trend of suicide seems to be increasing every year. There is an urgent need to pay attention to the reasons related to it. We need to address mental illness and its problems at every level. In this regard, we should provide treatment facilities for mental disorders and Turkish drug addiction at the district and tehsil headquarters level. And regular departments for these diseases should also be made in hospitals attached to private medical colleges. So that people can be aware of this and benefit from treatment facilities. Good mental health is the guarantee of a better quality of life. Lead to guidance.