The head of the Department of Psychology, Dr. Humaira Shafi, gave the welcome address and highlighted the research areas of the department, including mental health. She said the department will hold more events in the coming days, including a marathon and flyer distribution, to raise awareness of mental health.
Professor Arshid Hussain from the Department of Psychiatry, IMHANS Srinagar, spoke about different coping strategies, including playing group sports to create social connection, sleeping well, creating and maintaining friendships where friends enjoy each other’s successes and They support each other in their failures. “Follow your careers, identify your strengths; don’t copy it because no profession is superior or inferior,” he said in his presentation titled “Mental Illness: The Modern Scourge.”
