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Mental Health Awareness

The document discusses the high rates of mental illness among medical students in Bangladesh, with over 39% experiencing some form of depression, and explores some of the common causes like academic stress, work-life imbalance, and financial issues. It also proposes several strategies to improve mental health support and reduce stigma, such as increasing access to counseling, implementing wellness programs, and addressing systemic problems in medical education curricula and culture.

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Mental Health Awareness

The document discusses the high rates of mental illness among medical students in Bangladesh, with over 39% experiencing some form of depression, and explores some of the common causes like academic stress, work-life imbalance, and financial issues. It also proposes several strategies to improve mental health support and reduce stigma, such as increasing access to counseling, implementing wellness programs, and addressing systemic problems in medical education curricula and culture.

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Depressive

Disorder Clinical
Case
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presentation begins
Contents
1. Health & mental Health
2. Importance of Mental Health
3. Types of mental disorders
4. Worldwide Condition
5. Conditions in Bangladesh
6. Conditions in Medical Sectors
7. Reasons behind such Conditions
8. Recent events
9. How to overcome mental health related problems
10.Barriers to improving mental health
11.Proposal
Health and Mental
health
 Health - Health is a state of complete physical, mental and social
well-being and not merely the absence of disease or infirmity

 Mental Health - Mental health is a state of mental well-being that


enables people to cope with the stresses of life, realize their abilities,
learn well and work well, and contribute to their community
 Mental Health is an integral component of health and well-being that underpins our
individual and collective abilities to make decisions, build relationships and shape the
world we live in.

 Mental health is a basic human right. And it is crucial to personal, community and
socio-economic development.

 Mental health conditions include mental disorders and psychosocial disabilities as well
as other mental states associated with significant distress, impairment in functioning,
or risk of self-harm.
Importance of
Mental Health
Our mental health is as important as our physical health. When we have mental health we
can cope with the stresses of life, realize our own abilities, learn and work well and
contribute actively to our communities

Conversely, when our mental health is impaired, and we lack access to appropriate
support, our well-being can worsen.

A wide range of mental health conditions can disturb our


thoughts and feelings, change our behaviors, compromise our physical health and disrupt
our relationships, education or livelihoods.

Mental health isn’t just something we can deal with once and then get over. It’s important
in every stage of our life. From infancy all the way into adulthood — mental health is
something we need to be mindful of and handle with care.
Types of mental
illness
Signs of Struggling Mental Health

• Withdrawal from social activities


• Persistent sadness or irritability
• Changes in appetite or sleep patterns
• Decreased energy or motivation
• Difficulty concentrating or making decisions
• Unexplained physical ailments
Worldwide
scenario
People with severe mental health conditions die 10 to 20
years earlier than the general population.

The severity of mental illness lies on the increasing


suicide rates all over the world, which accounts for 1 in
100 deaths globally.
• More than 7,00,000 people die due to
suicide every year.
• For every suicide there are many more
people who attempt suicide. A prior suicide
attempt is an important risk factor for
suicide in the general population.
• Suicide is the fourth leading cause of death
among 15–29-year-olds.
• Seventy-seven per cent of global suicides
occur in low- and middle-income countries.
Mental Health Conditions in
Bangladesh
In Bangladesh, it is estimated that between 15%-35% of the
population have a mental health problem.
Another study has found that the prevalence of depressive(57.9%), stress (59.7%)
and anxiety (33.7%) symptoms in the adult population.

Prevalence of Mental Disorder in Bangladesh:

— 18.7% among adults (18 Years and above)

— 12.6% among children (7–17 Years of age)


1. Prevalence of Mental Disorder in Bangladesh: 18.7% among adults (18 Years and above) 12.6%
among children (7–17 Years of age)

2. Prevalence of mental disorders was highest among people 60 years and above (20.2%) followed
by prevalence among people 50 to 59 years (19.4%), 30 to 39 years (16.5%), 40 to 49 years
(15.0%) and 18 to 29 years (11.0%).

3. The prevalence of mental disorders in women (21.5%) was higher than that in men (15.7%).

4. The prevalence of mental disorders was similar in urban and rural areas. It was also similar
among different income groups.

5. Only 9% of respondents with pre-diagnosed mental disorders took treatment.


1. 4.7% of the adolescent and youth population had suicidal thoughts and 1.5% had
suicidal plans and attempted suicide at least once.

2. The suicide rate was 14.7 per 1,00,000


3. On average, 13,000-14,000 people commits suicide every year.
Bangladesh has a high treatment gap (91%) for mental disorders.

As Bangladesh has a lower number of doctors and medical stuff, its difficult to get
adequate treatment for any diseases let alone mental illness.
Our mass people has no concern in mental health as they are still ignorant about mental
illness and it has become a taboo to get support or get adequate treatment for mental
disorder,

Which is obviously responsible for the higher number of mental disorders and an
increasing rate of suicide in Bangladesh recently
Now a days depression is one of the leading cause of
disabilities all over the world.
Medical students pass through a relatively high level of
stress. Several studies revealed that anxiety and depression
is significantly prevalent among medical students and often
it persists even when they become physicians.
Among the medical students, the prevalence of depression among the medical students,
More than one fourth of the students (25.1%) had mild mood disturbance. Borderline
clinical depression was found in 15.5% and moderate depression was found in 18.0% of
the students. Severe depression was found in 5.3% students and 0.3% student was
suffering from extreme depression.
Overall 39.1% students were suffering from different levels of depression. Depression was
prevalent more in female students (45.6%) than male students (31.3%).
Percentage of Mental Illness among Bangladeshi Medical Students
A picture is worth a
thousand words
Reasons behind such Conditions
1. Academic stress
2. Issues with work-life balance
3. Relationship conflicts
4. Poor student guidance or support
5. Finances
6. Uncertainty about the future
7. Lack of time to oneself
8. Responsibility
9. The need to be successful
How can one improve mental health ?
1) Number one stay positive
2) Practicing gratitude
3) Taking care of your physical health
4) Connecting with others
5) Developing a sense of meaning and purpose in life
6) Developing coping skills
7) Meditation
8) Relaxing techniques
Barriers to improving mental health

Here are some of the most prominent factors standing in the way of people pursuing

mental health improvement-

1. Lack of awareness,

2. Social stigma,

3. Cost,

4. Limited access
Increase Access to Mental Health
Resources
24/7 Hotline 📞 On-Campus Mental Health
Counseling 🏫 Days 🌞
Create a hotline for
Allow students to take a
students to access help Offer free on-campus
certain number of "mental
whenever they need it. counseling services to
health days" per semester
students.
without penalty.
Implement Wellness Programs

Meditations Offer meditation sessions to help students


manage stress and improve their mental
health.
Mindfulness Provide resources to help students practice
mindfulness and reduce anxiety.

Nutrition 🍎 Offer healthy meal options and educate


students on the link between nutrition and
mental health.
Address Systemic Issues in Medical
Education

Cultural Interpersonal Skills 💬 Curriculum


Competency 🌍 Development 📚
Teach students communication
Provide training and education skills to better connect with Revise curriculum to better
on cultural competency to patients and form meaningful support mental health and
reduce stigma and better serve relationships. teach self-care and stress
diverse populations. management.
Conclusion and Future
Directions
By addressing the root causes of mental illness in medical students, we can
improve academic performance, reduce stigma, and promote lasting change in
healthcare. As we move forward, we must continue to prioritize the mental
health and wellbeing of all medical students.

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