King Abdul Aziz Hospital – Al Ahsa, Ministry of National Guard - Health Affairs held the activities of World Mental Health Day that includes a group of specialized and intensive lectures. Dr. Ahmad Al Arfaj, the Regional Executive Director of the Ministry of National Guard -Health Affairs in the Eastern Region pointed out that : “ This day attracts huge attention from the mental institutions and organizations. It highlights the necessity of raising awareness about the importance of mental health through holding courses and conferences discussed many topics related to mental health.”
Dr. Al Arfaj said: “Ministry of National Guard - Health Affairs is keen on conducting such events that reflects positive results on the work system.” He also added: We have specialized department for mental health with great achievements and staff.”
The conference for this year focus on “ Mental Health on Workplace”. Consultant Psychiatrist, Head of Mental Health Department, KAH pointed out: “ This day is coincided with the periodic evaluation of training centers for mental health professionals in the Eastern Region. After the evaluation, KAH center has won the first place and Dr. Majdi Ahmed, Head of Training, KAH has won the first place among training centers heads which consider an achievement to the hospital.”
Dr. Fathi, in his lecture about “community pressures, and its Psychological effects on the society and individuals”, explained how every person has ability to handle external and internal pressure to a certain extent, in which the person can positively handle. However, the negative effect of pressure higher than someone ability leads to psychological diseases.
Moreover, Dr. Majdi Ahmed, Consultant Psychiatrist, in his speech, he pointed out the importance of work place and its impact on the performance and production, either positively or negatively. He mentioned: “ The right workplace environment must consider the needs of service-provider and service-receiver. The relationships on the workplace must be built based on mutual respect.”
Mr. Alaa Hasan, Mental Health Nurse, presented a paper about “emotional intelligence”, in which he mentioned: “Intelligence lies in identifying personal emotions and also the emotions of others and use them for self-stimulation and motivate others in addition to manage emotions.” He stressed on the importance of emotional intelligence in improving in work.