3rd Suicide By COVID+ Patient In Bihar Highlights Mental Health In State

The recent suicide by a 57-year-old COVID patient at AIIMS-Patna has highlighted the impact of disease on mental health. Reportedly, this was the third suicide case by a COVID patient in Bihar hospitals. Dr. Sanjeev Kumar, hospital nodal-in-charge said that these patients face physiological and psychiatric problems. Informing that medical staff were trained to recognise and treat such patients, he suggested more measures to be taken to avoid such complications.