Upon interacting with psychiatrists on the occasion of the World Mental Health Day today, most of them said that more and more professionals, especially those from the IT sector, were now seeking their help on a regular basis. They said that odd working hours and modern lifestyle were the main culprits for their fast deteriorating mental health.

“Number of patients seeking help for problems related to existence, and ruthlessness is on the rise,” psychiatrists Dr Vasudev Paralikar said.