Wednesday, April 4, 2018

A CAMP FOR DEPRESSION IN WORLD HEALTH DAY Under the leadership of Dr Jishnu Narayanan( KIMSALSHIFA HOSPITAL)


A CAMP FOR DEPRESSION IN WORLD HEALTH DAY Under the leadership of Dr Jishnu Narayanan( KIMSALSHIFA HOSPITAL)

Jisna Jamal, Lina Elizabeth Cherian, Mumthas AH, Murshid CP
Pharm D, 5th year 2016.
As someone said “Depression is living in a body that fights to survive, with a mind that tries to die”. A one day camp was conducted by the Department of Psychiatry and marketing department of KIMS ALSHIFA HOSPITAL, on 7th April 2017 at Vettathur Akashaparavakal,focusing on depressive patients mainly the inmates and the people from vicinity.  Akashaparavakal is a charity institution, having many branches overall Kerala which aims to support the people who are homeless, suffering from mental or physical illness, physical disability etc. They provide necessary treatment for the deserving inmate patients free of cost.
World Health Day was celebrated on April 7 this year and it was centred aroundthe theme ‘Depression: Let’s Talk’, aims to reach out and help people battling with the disorder. Depression is the leading cause of ill health and disability worldwide.  According to latest estimates from WHO, more than 300 million people are now living with depression, an increase of more than 18% between 2005 and 2015.  Under the leadership of Dr. Jishnu Narayanan and marketing department staffs Mr Nazer along with psychiatry OPD staffs Ms Suhara and Mrs Usvath we Pharm D 5th year students went to Vettathur Akashaparavakal. Rev Father Thomas was the incharge of the place. The camp was held at the general hall there and inmates, staffs and general public interested in the topic were gathered. Dr Jishnu detailed the audience about depression, its symptoms and treatment. There was an interactive session where the audience asked their doubts regarding depression and its treatment. Patients with depression from the audience shared their experiences and sufferings. Also people asked about hereditary occurrence of depression. Zung Self-Rating Depression Scale in Malayalam was circulated among audience. Zung SDS is a psychological self-rating test screening tool with a 20 item self-report questionnaire to assess the severity of depression. More than 50 people were present and almost all of them filled the scale. Some patients consulted Dr. Jishnu and he gave his valuable advice. Blood grouping of the inmates of akashaparaval was also done with the help of Biomedical Department of Kims Alshifa Hospital.
The camp enriched us with the practical experience of interacting with depressive patients and to understand their problems and preconception about the disease. It provided us a platform to clarify the doubt in seeking medical care. It is important to remove the taboo of depression from the society for which such camps serve as opportunity.

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