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A mental health unit was opened in PL Sharma district hospital last year. Now, we will counsel patients, and if needed, they will also be directed to the Out Patient department for medicines,” said Dr.
Vibha Nagar, clinical psychologist, mental health unit, PL Sharma district hospital. According to hospital authorities, the counsellors will hear the ‘mann ki baat’ of the mental health patients and ease them of their depression or any other apprehensions that they might be going through.The initiative is part of the National Mental Health programme. Meerut: People suffering from mental health issues, ranging from anxiety and depression to panic attacks, can now visit city’s PL Sharma district hospital where a counselling centre was thrown open on Monday by the authorities.Known as ‘mann kaksh’, the centre will have two counsellors at any given time to attend to the patients. We see at least 50 patients in a day, which comes down to nearly 1500 patients in a month..