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World Mental Health Day

World Mental Health Day is observed on 10 October every year to raise public awareness about mental health issues. This year's theme is "Mental health in a changing world: the impact of culture and diversity." The 2007 World Mental Health Day campaign, an initiative of the World Federation for Mental Health, will bring attention to trans-cultural mental health services and treatment.

According to the WHO one person in every 35 is an international migrant. Dramatically different languages, religions and cultures coexist in a single country and the cultural diversity may influence many aspects of mental health, including how individuals from a given culture communicate and manifest their symptoms, their style of coping, their family and community supports, and their willingness to seek treatment.






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  1. Dr. Prasanth KrishnaOctober 9, 2007 at 8:21:00 AM GMT+5:30

    Hello Dr. Raman
    Good, informtive bolg. Keep it up. It is helpful for general awareness. Post more

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