PROGRAM ON AWARENESS ABOUT MENTAL ILLNESSES.
Sarada Menon former head of
This was the reason for the lack of link between professionals and
paraprofessionals, she said. When the patient recovers, the family should not
stop medication, otherwise the illness could relapse. Every new attack will
make the patient more disabled, Dr. Menon said.
Chennai Corporation`s Deputy Commissioner for Health B. Jothi
Nirmala recalled her experience in Kanyakumari during her tenure as Collector
there. We held camps to identify mentally ill persons and to our shock we
found 115 wandering mentally ill persons. These people from north
IMH Director R. Sathianathan said the civic body would conduct
weekly health camps to identify mental ailments early to prevent chronic
ailments. Psychiatric health educators in primary healthcare centers would help
identify the problems early and prevent illness, he said.
