Public programme on Mental Health

On June 29, Sudhakar Dave, medical social worker, G V Modi Rural Health Care, addressed more than 40 senior citizens on the importance of mental health and brain wellness. Dave also showed the audience how to identify symptoms of depression. This tip is especially useful since it is estimated that 10 percent of the elderly population suffers from depression. The participants filled up depression evaluation forms based on the geriatric depression scale. A few volunteer sisters from the Global Hospital Institute of Ophthalmology also conducted a guided meditation session and spoke about the need to develop pure feelings and pure thoughts for the self and family.