Proper treatment can cure mental diseases: Justice Kumar

Mangalore Today News Network

 Mangalore, Mar 31, 2014: A Mental Disease Awareness Programme was organised at  TV Ramana  Pai Convention Hall in the city on March 30, Sunday under the aegis of the Department of Health and Family Welfare, Karnataka State Mental Health Authority, District Legal Department, District Administration, District Lawyers Guild, KMC Medical College, Mangalore City Corporation and District Wenlock Hospital.  Justice N Kumar, Karnataka High Court Judge, inaugurated the programme.

 

 

 

In his address, Justice N Kumar, said as per WHO statistics, 10 per cent of the population suffers from mental illness while 1 per cent suffer from chronic mental illness. Mental illness may become the number one disease in the world in the next ten years if this trend continues, he said.

Justice Kumar also said that mental illness was the main reason for the rise in suicide cases. Stating that mental illness can be treated, Justice Kumar emphasised the need to create awareness among the people in this regard. The mentally ill should be treated instead of neglecting them and they should be  allowed to lead a normal life, he said.

BV Prakash, Chief Judicial Magistrate, presided over the function.  Dr OIinda Pereira and Dr BK Arun Kumar were honoured on the occasion. Dr Rajarajeshwari, District Surgeon, A.B. Ibrahim,. Deputy Commissioner also spoke on the occasion.

Tulasi Maddineni, ZP Chief Executive Officer, Dr BK Ravindra, Principal of SDM Law College,  Dr Ravish Tunga, Dr Shantharam Shetty, Dr Sharanappa, District Superintendent of Police and others were present.