Women cell of MBITS conducted a Talk on ‘Mental Health in Youth ‘ on 9 th March 2023 at APJ seminar hall. With the objectives of raising awareness of mental health issues and mobilizing efforts in support of better mental health. Dr. Nikhil George, Consultant psychiatrist, was invited as the speaker of this session. He has vast experience in psychotherapy. He is currently working with the cooperative hospital, Kattappana. Elucidating the topic of mental health and awareness he addressed the students and the staff.
Beginning with the basic prospect of health and the factors it is based on,he covered concerning and important topics like anxiety, depression etc. with the assistance of statistical data and graphical representations. Expressing the main concern towards the youth with the age group varying from 10-30 years of age, he discussed the symptoms, causes, consequences and prevention of mental disorders.
Dr. Nikhil George concluded the program by emphasizing that people should be more attentive towards mental health fitness in comparison to their physical health fitness. In the end, he answered the queries in detail raised by the audience.
