Nizamabad Medical College Boosts Mental Health Awareness

A mental health awareness programme was organised on Tuesday by the Department of Psychiatry at Government Medical College and Government General Hospital, Nizamabad. The event aimed to foster greater awareness and social responsibility among medical and nursing students. Activities included poster-making and essay-writing competitions for MBBS and nursing students.

College principal N. Krishna Mohan highlighted the critical need to enhance mental health services in rural areas. He urged postgraduate psychiatry and MBBS students to spearhead rural mental health awareness and drug de-addiction campaigns to educate the public.

The Department of Psychiatry plans to continue these programmes. Vishal Akula, Head of Psychiatry, stated the goal is to improve public understanding of mental health and dismantle misconceptions surrounding psychiatric disorders.