Srinagar 10th October 2012 : Social Royal Voluntary Environmental
Service ( SRVES,A socio environmental faction) Celebrates The world
Mental Health Day 2012 on the theme “Depression-The global crises” at
the Islamiya Public School Bota Kadal lal-bazaar Srinagar. A hefty
number of participants along with the teacher’s joined the
ceremony.C.E.O SRVES Er. M.M.Idrees Ul Haq Beigh in his speech Throwed
light on the Depression, causes and It’s prevention. Later while
talking to press C.E.O SRVES said “The government of Jammu and Kashmir
needs to Issue Special Treatment Guidelines. There has been an surge
in the number of Mental Health diseases in the Kashmir division. Since
2008, more than one lakh patients have been treated in the valley. One
cannot neglect the Two decades of violence during which thousands were
killed, injured, kidnapped, disappeared and tortured and hence is a
major cause for depression. Latest reports of September 2012 suggests
that the number of people suffering from melancholy has increased
from 6,368 last year to 15,800 during the first nine months of this
year. Similarly, the number of patients torment from psychotic muddle
was 2,600 in 2011 and 4,410 this year till September, fretfulness
disorder increased from 7,800 to 8,305, substance abuse disorder 1,960
to 4,205, headaches 405 to 2,501, epilepsy 231 to 603, mental
retardation 225 to 241, organic brain syndromes 251 to 381, dementias
253 to 281, psychosexual disorder 200 to 300 and others 629 in 2011 to
646 patients .Government need to increase the awareness related to the
Mental Health Disorder by awareing Door To Door, If Government
neglects Their will be an alarming condition and our state may become
the State with mental disorder Denizens” Later the vote of thanks was
given by principal Islamiya Public school.