Health perspectives: What's driving Young Indian Doctors to the edge of mental illness? - Video

Published On 2023-02-10T17:15:29+05:30 | Updated On 10 Feb 2023 5:15 PM IST

Overview

Mental illness doesn't just affect the common people but health workers too. According to a recent study, India produces more than 18 thousand doctors annually and has the largest population of doctors at around 1 million. However, between 2015 and 2019, the data indicates that 430 doctors died by suicide, making doctors the profession marred. Mental issues amongst Indian medicos is 2-3 times higher than any other profession!

If we want to understand the cause of this problem, then we need to know that the challenging work conditions have increased the likelihood of mental health issues in health professionals, including stress, burnout, depression, anxiety, substance use disorders, and suicide ideation. Even before the pandemic, the working circumstances for health professionals were difficult, and the rate of poor mental health outcomes was high. Intense physical and mental labor, exposure to human suffering and death, a greater risk of contracting disease and experiencing violence, a lack of staff, and a lack of personal protective equipment are some of these.

Joining us in Today's Episode of Health Perspective is Dr. Nimesh G Desai a Director at the Institute of Human Behaviour & Allied Sciences (IHBAS), Delhi, India, and Dr. Chinmayee, an MBBS student at Sri Lakshmi Narayana Medical College in Pondicherry, is a first-year PG resident in OBG.

Speakers

Dr Rohan Krishnan

Dr. Rohan Krishnan is a National Chairman & Co-Founder FAIMA Doctors Association. He is a well-known medico-social activist and leader of youth doctors and holds many positions in various organizations. He has served as President of Resident Doctors Assoc. , Post Graduate Institute of Medical Sciences and Research, National President, FAIMA doctors Association, Chairman Anti Harassment Cell of FORDA doctors Association, President of Students union, Rajiv Gandhi University of Health Sciences, Karnataka. He is presently also serving as Branch President of the Indian Medical Association, Central Council Member, IMA HQ, Orthopaedic Surgeon Maulana Azad Medical College & LNJP Hospital. Academically he is a Hons in MBBS and a university topper at Delhi University. He has more than 25 paper publications under his name and has served as a key speaker at various National and International conference.

Prof Dr Nimesh G Desai

Dr. Nimesh G Desai is a Director at the Institute of Human Behaviour & Allied Sciences (IHBAS), Delhi, India. He has significantly aided in the growth of the Institute of Human Behavior and Allied Sciences (IHBAS), located in Delhi, India. Since taking over in April 2010, and once more starting in May 2016, he has assisted IHBAS in achieving the status of An Institute of National Importance. He took the extraordinary and rare choice to transfer to the Institute of Human Behavior and Allied Sciences (IHBAS) in 1998, and he has worked there for 11 years as the head of the department of psychiatry and, for the majority of those years, as the IHBAS's medical superintendent. Before joining IHBAS in 1998 and taking on the duty of building it as a National Institute and a Centre of Excellence, he served on the faculties of two of the greatest academic institutions. He formerly served as the India Psychiatric Society's Honorary Secretary General.

Dr Chinmayee P

Dr. Chinmayee, an MBBS student at Sri Lakshmi Narayana Medical College in Pondicherry, is a first-year PG resident in OBG. She serves as vice president of Karnataka for the National Students Union of India.