They were sharing their thoughts in the two-day long annual conference of Indian Railway Psychiatrists (IRPSYCON-2022) organised by the Scientific Society of Healthcare Professionals (SSHCP) of Central Hospital, North Western Railway here. The conference concluded on Sunday.
The theme of the confer' The Practice of Industrial Psychiatry in Indian Railways: Emerging Challenges in Rapidly Changing Occupational Scenario.' "Let's revise, review, restructure and rationalize our knowledge, attitude, behaviour and practice, which is not only essential in present circumstances but also to improve the health outcome of patients," said Dr Ram Matoria, organizing secretary of the conference.
As per the National Mental Health Survey-2015-16 (NMHS-2015-16), nearly 15 per cent of Indian adults are in need of active interventions for one or more mental health issues, said experts.
"The mental disorder can involve emergencies or protracted illness, be subclinical or fully blown disorders, and are most often unrecognized due to neglect by individuals, lack of objective procedures or deficient services including lack of trained mental health professionals to screen and diagnose the mental illnesses in time," said Dr PK Samataray, PCMD of NWR.
These issues, which may have ominous impact upon the work force in any industrial scenario, can be dealt with add-on of appropriate neuropsychological evaluation component in pre-placement medical examination of candidates and periodical medical examination of employees in railways setting, added Dr Samataray.
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