• Home
  • E-Paper
  • Archive
  • Contact us
  • Daily Pakistan
Sunday, October 1, 2023
  • Login
Daily The Patriot
  • Home
  • Top Stories
  • National
  • City
  • World
  • Sports
  • Showbiz
  • Technology
  • Editorial
  • Opinion
  • E-Paper
    • Archive E-Paper
No Result
View All Result
  • Home
  • Top Stories
  • National
  • City
  • World
  • Sports
  • Showbiz
  • Technology
  • Editorial
  • Opinion
  • E-Paper
    • Archive E-Paper
No Result
View All Result
Daily The Patriot
No Result
View All Result
Home City

‘Depression a serious problem affecting millions of people each year’

by Daily Patriot
September 23, 2014
in City
0
0
SHARES
24
VIEWS
Share on FacebookShare on Twitter

RAWALPINDI (NNI): Commandant Armed Forces Post Graduate Institute, Lieutenant General Viqar Ahmed Khan has said that depressive disorders are common in all regions of the world and depression affecting every class of society in a variety of ways where individuals are losing interest and pleasure in their usual activities, feeling worthless, tend to isolate from society.

Addressing the inaugural session of 6th National Symposium on Depression held here on Saturday in collaboration of Pakistan Psychiatric Society (PPS), Department of Psychiatry, Rawal Institute of Health Sciences Islamabad (RIHS) and PMA, Viqar Khan said that depression is one of the most common mental disorders worldwide.

He said that some of the more common factors involved in depression are family history, trauma and stress, pessimistic personality, physical conditions and other psychological disorders.

Chairman RIHS Khaqan Waheed Khawaja said that depression is a serious health condition affecting millions of people each year. The total cost in human suffering is impossible to estimate. Depression often impairs many aspects of our everyday lives and affects not only those who are depressed, but also those who care about the depressed person.

President PPS & Chairman organizing committee, Dr Mazhar Malik speaking on the occasion said that several international and national mental health organizations have been providing educational, academic, research trainings and crisis intervention. From the platform of PPS various CME programmes are being organized in the country addressing common psychiatric disorders for primary care physicians.

Ex President PPS Prof. Dr. Rizwan Taj, Prof Dr Aslam Shah Principal College of Medicine and Dentistry Rawal Institute of Health Sciences, Dr Abdul Qayum Awan, Dr Nisar HussainProf Dr Mowadat Hassan Rana also shared their views with the participants..

Winners will also receive an Prize Pack
isabel marant sneakers Choosing Between Handmade and Machine

Use your signature or name initials and craft it in scripted fonts
valentino shoesHow to Look Younger at 50

Related

Daily Patriot

Daily Patriot

Next Post

PSM to attain breakeven point by December, 2014: CEO

Latest News

رضوان Rizwan
Sports

Experimented in warm-up but fielding needs to be improved: Rizwan

by Daily Patriot
September 30, 2023
0

National team wicketkeeper-batsman Muhammad Rizwan has said that we have tried to read the Indian condition but we have to...

Read more
Anushka and Virat expecting second child: Indian media

Anushka and Virat expecting second child: Indian media

September 30, 2023
American media reports have said that the supreme leader of the Afghan Taliban, Haibatullah Akhwandzada, had instructed the Afghan people not to fund the outlawed TTP.

Afghanistan arrested more than 200 TTP terrorists involved in Chitral attack

September 30, 2023
Terrorist incidents during Eid Milad-ul-Nabi in Balochistan and Khyber Pakhtunkhwa

Terrorist incidents during Eid Milad-ul-Nabi in Balochistan and Khyber Pakhtunkhwa

September 30, 2023
Security forces foiled an attempt to infiltrate into Pakistan from Afghanistan and killed 3 terrorists. According to the Public Relations Department of the Pakistan Army, ISPR, the security forces conducted an operation near the Pakistan-Afghan border in Zhob and foiled the attempt of the outlawed TTP terrorists to infiltrate into Pakistan from Afghanistan. According to ISPR, TTP terrorists were coming from Afghanistan to Pakistan near Sambaza and 3 terrorists were killed and some were injured in the action of security forces. According to the Public Relations Department of Pakistan Army, during the operation, 4 jawans also martyred, Havaldar Sattar, Lance Naik Sher Azam, Lance Naik Adnan and Sepoy Nadeem fought bravely.

Infiltration attempt from Afghanistan to Pakistan failed, 3 terrorists of TTP were killed

September 29, 2023
  • Home
  • Top Stories
  • National
  • City
  • World
  • Sports
  • Showbiz
  • Technology
  • Editorial
  • Opinion
  • E-Paper
Call us: 051-233-1674

© 2023DAILY PATRIOT - For the latest news updates from the Daily Patriot. Download Our Apps image description image description

No Result
View All Result
  • Home
  • Top Stories
  • National
  • City
  • World
  • Sports
  • Showbiz
  • Technology
  • Editorial
  • Opinion
  • E-Paper
    • Archive E-Paper

© 2023DAILY PATRIOT - For the latest news updates from the Daily Patriot. Download Our Apps image description image description

Welcome Back!

Login to your account below

Forgotten Password?

Create New Account!

Fill the forms below to register

All fields are required. Log In

Retrieve your password

Please enter your username or email address to reset your password.

Log In