‘Mental health issues are real…we have to be sensitive, cannot afford to look away’

‘Mental health issues are real…we have to be sensitive, cannot afford to look away’

THE suicide of a 21-year-old MBBS student from Government Medical College and Hospital (GMCH-32), Chandigarh, on April 18, has again put the spotlight on mental health, with a rapid and reported increase in cases of depression, stress, anxiety, paranoia, feelings of loneliness and isolation due to the pandemic. The psychiatry departments at PGI and GMCH-32 … Read more