How Important Is Mental Health For Covid Patients? A Hospital In Tamil Nadu Has An Apt Answer

Chennai: With the presence of the virus, the Centre and state governments have stepped in by suggesting precautionary measures. But, they missed out on Covid sufferers’ psychological well being. A hospital within the Thiruvannamalai district in Tamil Nadu has been taking good care of the psychological well being of their sufferers. A medical crew led by Kommanandal Regional Medical Officer Manikandaprabhu is treating a minimum of 150 Covid sufferers. 

Those receiving therapy on the hospital in Cheput had been provided counselling for despair by a psychiatrist. Some of the sufferers who had been affected by autism got the ability of studying books as a crew of medical officers arrange a library after a few of their sufferers’ request. The sufferers are additionally inspired to participate in indoor video games because the medical officer had supplied a carrom board for the sufferers.

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When ABP Nadu contacted Regional Medical Officer to know the explanation behind this modification over of their hospital, he shared an anecdote from his expertise: “When we visit the Government Centers we found some patients sitting alone and dejected due to their health condition. Recently, a couple from the Chetput area were infected and admitted in our hospital for a few days. They were feeling sad that they couldn’t celebrate their son’s birthday. After knowing this, Our team has decided to resolve their grief and arranged a birthday celebration at the hospital. We take mental health also in to account. It’s important to be mentally fit alike physical fitness.”

Regenboog charity basis has been funding for the hospital for the sufferers’ leisure functions. When requested their charity, Kumaresan Vadamalai, a member from the Regenboog instructed ABP Nadu, “Our charity in Thiruvannamalai has been providing services to the people since last 2016. We have encouraged reading for more than 7,000 rural students through its 14,000 books. At the request of the doctors, we donated 500 books on science, medicine, novels, and health to the hospital in Chetput. Not only this, we are ready to provide books to all hospitals.”