Axomiya Protidin writes how the Covid-19 pandemic is causing mental health issues in Covid-19 positive patients and Monon is helping to address these problems.
‘Covid-19 causing mental health issues’
‘News18’ writes about Monon
‘Job loss, financial distress, social stigma haunt COVID-19 patients in Assam’ on 27th June 2020 in News18.
‘Money Control’ writes about Monon
The issues of job loss, financial distress, social stigma haunt COVID-19 patients in Assam came to light during a telepsychology volunteering programme — ‘Monon’, which means mental well-being — conducted by a team of doctors and counsellors of the Gauhati Medical College and Hospital (GMCH) led by the medical establishment’s Associate Professor of Clinical Psychology and the President of the Society for Mental Health in LAMIC (SoMHiL) , Dr Mythili Hazarika.
Monon in ‘National Herald’
‘Assam: Job loss, financial distress, social stigma haunt COVID-19 patients’ article on June 27th 2020 on the National Herald.
Monon in ‘North East Today’
‘Job Loss, Financial Distress, Social Stigma Haunt Covid-19 Patients in Assam’ article published on June 27th 2020 in the North East Today.
Monon in ‘The New Indian Express’
‘Job loss, financial distress, social stigma haunt COVID-19 patients in Assam’ on 27th June 2020 in the ‘The New Indian Express’.
Monon on ‘The Week’
‘Job loss financial distress social stigma haunt COVID-19 patients in Assam’ article on June 27th 2020 issue of The Week.
Monon on ‘Outlook: The News Scroll’
Article on ‘Job Loss, financial distress, social stigma haunt COVID-19 patients in Assam’ in Outlook. The issues came to light during the tele-psychological counselling programme Monon.
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Monon on The Indian Express
The Assam government has started a mental health support programme for Covid patients and quarantined persons in the state to provide emotional support, counselling and treatment. The programme, called ‘Monon’, was started on June 17. The team behind it comprises 220 psychiatrists, clinical psychologists, psychiatric social workers, and trained voluntary counsellors. It is led by Dr Mythili Hazarika, an Associate Professor of Clinical Psychology at Gauhati Medical College and Hospital.
Global Psychiatry 