On Monday, October 10, the authorities of the Independent Public Psychiatric Health Center in Choroszcz organized an action during which hospitalized patients could use the hairdressing services.

The purpose of this day is social education in the field of prevention of emotional and mental disorders, as well as paying even more attention to the sick and their comfort. On World Mental Health Day, patients of the Neurotic and Personality Disorders Treatment Unit of Choroszcz Hospital had the opportunity to change their hairstyles. Students of the Zespół Szkół Technicznych i Ogólnokształcące im. Staszica with integration branches in Białystok.

– For patients, these campaigns diversify their hospital stay. How the patient feels depends on his appearance and the degree of care. It’s good for his mood and social relationships. It is also a manifestation of interest, and it is very important for the patient – said Hubert Stocker, head of the department for the treatment of neurotic and personality disorders, independent public psychiatric health institution in Choroszcz.

The Neurotic Disorders and Personality Disorders Department of Choroszcz Hospital has a dozen patients who undergo at least twelve weeks of therapy – individual and group.

World Mental Health Day was established in 1992 by the World Federation for Mental Health. According to the World Health Organization, mental disorders affect up to 20%. population. Depression is the most common – 100 million people worldwide suffer from it, and one in ten Poles.