77% people who suffer
from mental health issues never get treated: Experts
According
to psychiatrists in the capital, depression coupled with alcohol consumption
and suicidal tendency is the biggest mental health challenge right now. A
staggering 77 % people who suffer from mental health issues never reach a
mental health institute.
“There
is a two-way relationship between depression, alcohol consumption and suicide.
A depressed person takes to alcohol and feels suicidal. An alcoholic is more
prone to getting depressed,” said Dr Nimesh G Desai, director of Institute of
Human Behaviour and Allied Sciences (IHBAS).
“Also,
people with suicidal tendency get depressed and start taking alcohol more
easily. Thus, the three have to be seen together,” said Dr Desai. “A study by
the Indian Council of Medical Research from 2004 to 2009 in Delhi, Lucknow and
Chennai showed a huge treatment gap, especially among the poor and lower middle
class,” said Dr Desai.
“People
who could reach a facility but did not were 77 per cent of 10,800 respondents.
They understood there was a problem, but either did not know that it was a
health problem or were unaware that treatment was available. Stigma was not
given as the main reason.” Delhi has nearly 250 psychiatrists practicing in
public and private institutions.
“We
need at least 20,000 for the population here. We understand this cannot be done
overnight. A general practitioner can be trained in four weeks to treat basic
depression and prescribe medicines,” said Dr Desai. Global data shows that
incidence of depression among women is higher than men. “Biologically, women
have to go through more hormonal changes, starting from puberty till
post-menopause, which spans from 12 to 60 years. This leads to possibility of
depression among them,” said Dr Desai.
Source:
http://health.india.com
11.10.2012
Eating lunch
at desk ups blood clot risk
Eating lunch at desk ups blood
clot risk (Thinkstock photos/Getty Images)
Ten people a day are dying of blood clots as more and more workers eat at
their desk, researchers say.
Nearly 75 per cent of office staff between the ages of 21-30
and working 10-hours a day do not get up to take a break, thereby doubling
their chances of getting deep vein thrombosis (DVT).
"We all do it, work long hours and grab a sandwich at our desk," the Mirror quoted DVT charity Lifeblood's Annya Stephens-Boal as saying.
"We all do it, work long hours and grab a sandwich at our desk," the Mirror quoted DVT charity Lifeblood's Annya Stephens-Boal as saying.
Recent figures have shown that the number of DVT victims
under 40 is rising rapidly, with 94 dying in 2010 up 40 per cent from 67 in
2007.
It kills when blood clots in veins move to the lungs.
Ms Stephens-Boal fears many cases are never detected.
According to experts, the best way to avoid DVT is to keep
mobile, lose excess weight, give up smoking and eat a low salt and low fat diet.
Source: www.timesofindia.com
11.10.2012
It takes less time
to do things right than to explain why you did it wrong
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