WORLD MENTAL HEALTH DAY

         

Today, we want to talk about World Mental Heath Day that was celebrated all over the world, on the 10th of October 2019.
  Women Mental health and prevention of conflict in Nigeria in commemoration of the world mental day observed on the 10th of october 2019
The Theme for the day is sucide prevention 
GUESTS:
Dr Ugboma Lucy and Dr Ibeaawuchi ugonna consultant Psychiatrists with UPTH.                  
   WORLD HEALTH MENTAL DAY
World Health Mental Day is celebrated 10th October each year. It is a day for global mental health education, awareness and advocacy against social stigma.
It was first celebrated in 1992 at the initiative of the world federation for mental health, a global mental health organization with members and contacts in more than 150 countries.
This year’s theme set by the World Federation for mental health is’’Suicide Prevention’’.
Every year one adult in four, along with one child in ten, will have a mental health issue. These conditions can profoundly affect literally millions of lives, affecting the capability of these individuals to make it through the day, to sustain relationships and to maintain work.
The stigma attached to mental health causes a damaging, albeit ill-informed, attitude, making it more difficult for those affected to pursue help. According to UK estimate, only about one-fourth of those with mental health problems undergo ongoing treatment. By stark contrast, the vast majority of those affected with these problems are faced with a variety of issues, ranging from isolation to uncertainty on where to get help or information to relying on the informal support of family, friends or colleagues.
           

                  QUESTIONS
WHAT IS MENTAL HEALTH?
We all have mental health and it is just as important as our physical health.
WHAT IS GOOD MENTAL HEALTH?
Good mental health is not simply the absence of diagnosable mental health problems.
WHAT ARE THE CAUSES OF MENTAL ILL HEALTH?
WHAT IS THE RELATIONSHIP OF SUBSTANCE ABUSE AND MENTAL ILL HEALTH?
WHAT ARE THE SIGNS YOU SEE IN A PERSON THAT WILL MAKE YOU SUSPECT THAT THE PERSON HAS MENTAL ILL HEALTH?
LET'S LOOK AT THE LIFE OF THE NIGERIAN WOMAN AND THE DEMAND THE SOCIETY PLACES ON HER. HOW CAN THIS LEAD TO MENTAL ILL HEALTH?
WHAT IS THE SOLUTION TO THIS MENTAL HEALTH ISSUE RELATING TO WOMEN?
These questions were answered live on air.