Tt is of utmost importance that govt bring on board all relevant stakeholders, especially psychiatrists and mental health experts and create a governmental body in order to combat the crisisMental health remains one of the most neglected fields in Pakistan, primarily due to multiple stigmas and myths attached to it. Unfortunately, mental illness has now escalated to such an extent that it is nothing short of a crisis. Therefore, it is of utmost importance that the government bring on board all relevant stakeholders, especially psychiatrists and mental health experts and create a governmental body in order to combat the crisis. The recent cases of suicide and killings is a testament to the fact that much focus is required to combat stigmas attached to mental illness. Citizens need to be made of aware, through scientific knowledge, of what an individual with mental illness goes through.

Source: The Express Tribune October 22, 2020 03:56 UTC