Reader’s Mail 21 November 2021
The Hindu
Impart knowledge of mental illnessApropos the report on concern expressed by Judge G.R. Swaminathan of the Madras High Court about the need to take care of mental health of remand prisoners, it must b
Apropos the report on concern expressed by Judge G.R. Swaminathan of the Madras High Court about the need to take care of mental health of remand prisoners, it must be noted that mental illness like physical illness is amenable for treatment by trained professionals. However it is not uncommon to see people believing that the illness is due to some kind of ‘curse’ or ‘spell’ cast on the patient and it can be cured only by occultists. These patients are at times subjected to physical torture in the name of treatment at the hands of quacks. It is, therefore, imperative that basic knowledge of mental illness is imparted to students at higher secondary level so that myths associated with it are removed from their mind.
K. Natarajan,
Tahsildar Nagar