In observance of World Mental Health Day, which falls on October 10th of every year, the Psychiatry Unit of the Internal Medicine Department will commemorate the occasion next Monday at 10:00 AM in the late Dr. #Abdulqader_AlAmmari Hall. The event will feature five scientific lectures:
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The First Lecture: Entitled "Stigma toward Mental Illness in Libya," delivered by Dr. Siraj Ali Nasr and Dr. Dania Omar Nasrallah.
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The Second Lecture: Entitled "Obsessive Compulsive Disorder: Understanding the Struggle," delivered by Consultant Dr. Majid Hamid Al-Matar.
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The Third Lecture: Entitled "Acute Psychosis," delivered by Internal Medicine physician Dr. Ilham Muftah Bashir.
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The Fourth Lecture: Entitled "Anorexia Nervosa: Case Presentation," presented by medical interns Ahmed Al-Mabrouk Faraj, Amal Jumaa, Amna Faraj, and Aya Ahmed.
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The Fifth Lecture: Entitled "Trichotillomania" (Hair-pulling disorder), presented by Dermatologist Dr. Asmaa Issa.
The lectures are under the supervision of Dr. Majid Matar, the hospital's Psychiatry Consultant.