The Federation of All India Medical Association (FAIMA) has set up a national mental health task force in response to the alarming rising in mental health issues and deaths by suicide among doctors.
The round-the-clock voluntary facility comprises psychologists, psychiatrists, and resident doctors to provide support in managing stress and mental health issues, the association said in its letter to the Union Health Minister Mansukh Mandaviya.
It’s now common knowledge that doctors are overburdened with hectic schedules, long duty hours without breaks, and mental stress, which leads to loneliness and depression, the association’s national chairperson Rohan Krishnan noted.
