An interview of human rights specialist Daanika Kamal, founder of The Colour Blue, a social enterprise which empowers those facing mental health...
In a society where mental illness is stigmatised and its treatment is expensive, the harm of not getting treatment for depression can be disastrous
Excessive use of tranquilisers and the reluctance to see a psychiatrist may cause and add to the state of depression
Family members refuse to recognise signs and symptoms due to ignorance, stigma and denial
Eighty per cent of the depressed people who come to Jinnah Hospital Lahore are women