Coping with trauma
IFP Bureau12 Feb 2024
Relief and rehabilitation work is okay, but dealing with the trauma is more important, for which restoration of peace is required.
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Relief and rehabilitation work is okay, but dealing with the trauma is more important, for which restoration of peace is required.
Manipur Governor Anusuiya Uikey said doctors should reach out to the needs of the internally displaced people in the relief camps.
Around 100 patients from Wangjing and its nearby villages were given treatment during the camp..
Before the Covid pandemic, around 13 of 100 people underwent mental health issues in Manipur but the figures quintupled after the pandemic, noted psychiatrist Dr RK Lenin said.
"People need to help motivate the internally displaced people in fighting the post-traumatic stress disorders caused by the ongoing Manipur unrest."
The World Mental Health Day was held under the theme, ‘Mental health is a universal human right’.
Research indicates that all Dementias start many years prior to symptoms. Hence much more focus needs to be emphasized on creating awareness of the lifelong brain health interventions and healthier choices that can be made.
The double jeopardy of the COVID-19 pandemic and the present Manipur crisis is certainly going to have far reaching consequences in the coming years.
IFP Editorial: Besides treatment and medical attention, the overall attitude of the society towards people with mental health problems is also of prime importance.
Capacity building programme for the staff of care institutions is being held at Tribal Research Institute, Imphal.
The forests, wetlands, and wildlife are vanishing very fast due to anthropogenic activities.
Manipur Health Minister Sapam Ranjan Singh launched "Tele MANAS", a free mental health service to be provided through telecommunication at Dr Kamal Hall, department of Psychiatry of RIMS in Imphal West on Monday.
IFP Editorial: As numbers of drug users are increasing each day, there is a need for strong intervention from every walk of life to eradicate this menace from Manipur
The first runner-up of the 14th Mister International 2022, Lukanand Kshetrimayum was felicitated by RIMS on Tuesday
The programme continued with the prize distribution of the 3rd District level poster making competition.
Setting up of a Yoga cell in a critical situation when mental health issues are rising is highly appreciable, Manipur Legislative Assembly Speaker Thokchom Satyabrata Singh said.
IFP Editorial: The Rs 25 crore budget in the state proposal for a mental hospital is too little given the unfolding scenario of mental health in present times.
The “Role of Media in promotion of Mental Health” was highlighted at a session held at Manipur Press Club, Majorkhul in Imphal West on Sunday.
The Indo-Thailand Friendship Award 2022 was awarded to psychiatrist Dr Khangembam Robindro in recognition of his six-year-long initiative of spreading awareness, treating and rehabilitating mental health patients and drug addicts in remote rural areas.
IFP Editorial: The Rs 25 crore budget in the state proposal for a mental hospital is too little given the unfolding scenario of mental health in present times.