<p>Non-performing faculty and teaching staff in schools and colleges are a major reason for depression and mental health problems among students, said Justice N Kumar on Monday.<br /><br /></p>.<p>Justice Kumar, appointed by the Karnataka High Court exclusively to implement the Mental Health Act, 1987, was speaking at a seminar, ‘depression – a global crisis’, organised by National Institute of Mental Health and Neurosciences (Nimhans) and Indian Psychiatric Society.<br /><br /> Justice Kumar pointed out the loopholes in the education system and said, “Teachers and lecturers are not up to the mark in conducting examinations. The options of revaluation and re-totalling have emerged only due to incompetent faculty.”<br /><br />Justice Kumar also said that parents’ expectation from their children and the latter’s inability to achieve, has also become another reason for depression. <br /><br />He suggested having more counsellors to help people cope with problems. To address the issue of lack of psychiatrists, he said that mental health should become a compulsory subject in the MBBS course.<br /><br />Dr B N Gangadhar, head of Psychiatry, Nimhans and president of Indian Psychiatric Society (IPS), Karnataka, said there is a huge gap in the patient and psychiatrist ratio due to lack of resource persons. <br /><br />“The Indian Medical Association (IMA) in Karnataka and IPS have joined hands in addressing the issue of lack of resource persons. A compulsory continued medical education (CME) once a year will be conducted to share knowledge,” he added.</p>
<p>Non-performing faculty and teaching staff in schools and colleges are a major reason for depression and mental health problems among students, said Justice N Kumar on Monday.<br /><br /></p>.<p>Justice Kumar, appointed by the Karnataka High Court exclusively to implement the Mental Health Act, 1987, was speaking at a seminar, ‘depression – a global crisis’, organised by National Institute of Mental Health and Neurosciences (Nimhans) and Indian Psychiatric Society.<br /><br /> Justice Kumar pointed out the loopholes in the education system and said, “Teachers and lecturers are not up to the mark in conducting examinations. The options of revaluation and re-totalling have emerged only due to incompetent faculty.”<br /><br />Justice Kumar also said that parents’ expectation from their children and the latter’s inability to achieve, has also become another reason for depression. <br /><br />He suggested having more counsellors to help people cope with problems. To address the issue of lack of psychiatrists, he said that mental health should become a compulsory subject in the MBBS course.<br /><br />Dr B N Gangadhar, head of Psychiatry, Nimhans and president of Indian Psychiatric Society (IPS), Karnataka, said there is a huge gap in the patient and psychiatrist ratio due to lack of resource persons. <br /><br />“The Indian Medical Association (IMA) in Karnataka and IPS have joined hands in addressing the issue of lack of resource persons. A compulsory continued medical education (CME) once a year will be conducted to share knowledge,” he added.</p>
