WORLD MENTAL HEALTH DAY OBSERVED IN COMMAND HOSPITAL

Kolkata,A symposium on 'Living with Schizophrenia' on the occasion of "World Mental Health Day" being observed on October 10, was held at Command Hospital Eastern Command, here today.
Maj Gen Deepak Kalra, Hospital Commandant was chief guest at the session highlighting the World Health Organization theme. The session was attended by doctors, nursing officers and trainee nurses at the hospital.
Schizophrenia is a diagnosis given to some people who have severely disrupted beliefs and experiences. During an episode of schizophrenia, a person's understanding and interpretation of the outside world is disrupted.
According to WHO estimates, at least 26 million people are living with schizophrenia worldwide, and many more are indirectly affected by it.
A poster exhibition on the stigma attached to Schizophrenia was prepared by the nursing students of the College of Nursing. Gen Kalra gave away prizes to the winning posters.


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