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Women advised to engage in healthy activities to avoid depression

By APP
December 29, 2015

KARACHI: The women who keep themselves occupied in healthy activities, which also includes their domestic responsibilities, can avoid depression and anxiety.

Psychologists and psychiatrists addressing a session organized by Karachi Psychiatric Hospital for the women patients attending its out patient department, said discipline was the key for each human being keen to get rid of depression.

They said that while there are always organic factors responsible for psychiatric ailments, yet environment and attitude of a person - be it a man or a woman - towards life may also trigger insecurities.

The experts urged the people in general and women in particular to take due care of themselves in specific context of their personal hygiene and consumption of simple food.

The women participants on the occasion also expressed their views about the problems faced by them and plausible solutions to the same.

Dr.Syed Mubeen Akhter was the key speaker on the occasion.