WEDNESDAY, JUNE 29, 1983
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MEASURES TO IMPROVE MENTAL HEALTH
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THE PROBLEM OF MENTAL DEPRESSION IN HONG KONG WAS NO MORE OR NO LESS SERIOUS THAN IN ANY OTHER CITY OF COMPARABLE SIZE AND POPULATION IN THE WORLD, THE ACTING DIRECTOR OF MEDICAL AND HEALTH SERVICES, DR THE HON S.F. LAM SAID TODAY.
IN REPLY TO A QUESTION BY THE HON CHEUNG YAN-LUNG AT THE LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL MEETING, DR LAM SAID MENTAL DEPRESSION WAS THE MOST COMMON PSYCHIATRIC CONDITION IN MANY DEVELOPED AND DEVELOPING COUNTRIES.
+IT IS A CONDITION WHICH IS GENERALLY RELATED TO THE PERSON'S REACTION TO HIS ENVIRONMENT, HE SAID.
ON THE QUESTION OF GOVERNMENT ACTION TO IMPROVE THE PSYCHIATRIC HEALTH OF THE COMMUNITY, DR LAM POINTED TO ALL THE MEASURES BEING TAKEN BY THE GOVERNMENT TO IMPROVE THE QUALITY OF LIFE IN HONG KONG.
+MORE SPECIFICALLY IN THE MEDICAL FIELD, SIGNIFICANT STEPS HAVE BEEN TAKEN TO PROMOTE MENTAL HEALTH AND PREVENT PSYCHIATRIC ILLNESS,+ DR LAM SAID.
THE MEDICAL AND HEALTH DEPARTMENT'S CENTRAL HEALTH EDUCATION UNIT HAD BEEN ORGANISING MENTAL HEALTH CAMPAIGNS THROUGH EXHIBITIONS AND THE MASS MEDIA AIMED AT EDUCATING THE PUBLIC ON HOW TO STAY MENTALLY HEALTHY, SAID DR LAM.
ALSO, COUNSELLING SERVICES TO PROMOTE GOOD MENTAL HEALTH ARE AVAILABLE IN ALL GOVERNMENT MENTAL HEALTH CENTRES, AND DOCTORS HOLD REGULAR SESSIONS IN THE CLINICS OF THESE CENTRES TO HELP PATIENTS WHO REQUIRE SUCH SERVICES, HE SAID.
+WHENEVER POSSIBLE, THE OPPORTUNITY IS TAKEN BY OUR EXPERTS TO PARTICIPATE AND CONTRIBUTE IN MEETINGS AND SEMINARS WITH A VIEW TO KEEPING THE PROFESSION AND PUBLIC ABREAST OF MODERN DEVELOPMENT AND PRACTICE OF PSYCHIATRY IN THIS FIELD, + HE SAID.
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