Rally organised on World Mental Health Day in Vijayawada

Vijayawada: As part of observing World Mental Health Week, Indian Psychiatric Society, Vijayawada Chapter organised an awareness rally from Indian Medical Association hall to Vijaya Talkis here on Wednesday.

The rally was led by Psychiatrist TV Pavan Kumar. Doctors and medicos participated in the rally.

Speaking on the occasion, Dr Pavan said that every year from October 4 to 10 World Mental Health Week was observed and on October 10 World Mental Health Day will be organised across the world. 

He said that the World Federation of Mental Health had announced theme for this year as ‘Young People and Mental Health in a Changing World’.

Dr Pavan further said that about 50 percent youth below 14 years were facing mental health problems and 75 percent youth below 24 years age were subjected to mental health problems these days. 

Problems like depression, Phobia, Suicidal tendencies among youth, identification of anxiety, Hyper activity disorders, learning disorders which were more in adolescents, can be treated by educational therapists.