Medical experts say that for a happy, better and longer life, as much as it is necessary to maintain human overall health, timely diagnosis and treatment of invisible but painful mental illnesses is also indispensable.
There is a worldwide neurology body called ‘World Federation of Neurology’. This federation has membership of more than 60 countries, Pakistan Society of Neurology is also a member of this federation.
In view of the increasing number of mental disorders in the WHO report, the federation decided to celebrate ‘World Brain Day’ on July 22 every year.
World Brain Day is celebrated every year on July 22 under the World Federation of Neurology to raise awareness about mental disorders.
According to medical experts, it is very important to pay attention to the health of the mind along with the body. If mental diseases are diagnosed in time, the success rate of the treatment increases and the problems that occur later on are increased. can also be controlled.
According to neurologist Dr. Abdul Malik, headache is the most common mental disease worldwide and the rate of migraine is the highest. Later stroke rates are high.
According to the data available in hospitals, every year 3.5 to 4 lakh people die due to stroke, in which the majority are young people.
The rate of epilepsy patients in Pakistani society is only 1% but its figures are different in rural and urban areas, the rate in rural areas is about 2% and in urban areas it is 0.7 to 0.5%. 60 to 70 percent of people suffering from this disease have controlled seizures, but 30 to 40 percent are still difficult to control.
According to Dr. Abdul Malik, 6 to 7 percent of people around the world suffer from neurological diseases every year, while the rate of headache, stroke and epilepsy in women is higher than that of men.
What are the reasons for the higher rate of mental problems in women?
According to Dr. Abdul Malik, the main reasons for the high rate of stroke in women are problems during pregnancy, high blood pressure and high stress levels.
What is the reason for the increase in mental illness?
According to a study, environmental pollution, inappropriate behaviour, domestic failures and neglect are the reasons for the increase in mental disorders like depression and anxiety.
Medical experts agree that some people suffer from depression as a result of mental illness and it becomes difficult for the doctor to treat the patient because the therapy or medication does not work properly. For example, some people become disabled after a stroke and suffer from depression.
Dr. Abdul Malik says that our lifestyle is playing an important role in the increase of mental diseases. Not communicating with people is making people mentally ill but unfortunately we are ignoring these things while we know how harmful these things are for our mental health.
Dr. Abdul Malik says that cervical, eye and joint problems have become common among people.
Medical experts say that this is happening because we are determined to live a comfortable life. To live a better life we ​​should divide the 24 hours into 3 parts, and work for 8 hours. , spend 8 hours meeting people, burn and other activities and 8 hours rest, if we want to reduce mental illness we have to change our lifestyle to create a better society and reduce the rate of mental illness. Can also be done.
Treatment available for every mental illness
Medical experts say that every mental illness is treatable if it is diagnosed early and can be successfully treated. Delay in treatment complicates the disease and reduces the chances of recovery.
