हिंदी
CHANDIGARH 26 JUN 2021
The Psycho Social Support Cell of Mehr Chand Mahajan DAV College for Women organised a workshop cum awareness programme titled ‘Quality of Sleep Matters’ with the objective to enlighten the audience about the significance of sound sleep for holistic wellbeing and the concept of sleep hygiene. The resource person for the programme was Dr. Sandeep Grover, Professor, Department of Psychiatry, PGIMER, Chandigarh. Over 600 people including faculty, professionals, research scholars and students participated from all over India and from different parts of the world like Estonia, Jordan, Philippines, Pakistan, Ghana and Bangladesh. In his highly informative talk, Dr. Grover highlighted that during the COVID-19 pandemic, sleep disorders have increased many times among the people especially the young adults. Shedding light on the harmful effects of poor sleep quality, Dr. Grover said that it may result in cardiovascular diseases, obesity, stress, anxiety, daytime sleepiness and metabolic syndrome. He added that among other factors, prolonged exposure to screens, especially during the night and intake of high calorie food in the evening or at dinner time can seriously impact sleep. Dr. Grover advised against frequent intake of medications for sleep and suggested seeking expert advice in case of problems like insomnia, snoring, frequent hallucinations and sleep walking.
Principal Dr. Nisha Bhargava said that the college has established the Psycho Social Support
Cell as per the directions of Mahatma Gandhi National Council of Rural Education, Ministry of Human Resource Development, Government of India to promote holistic wellbeing in the community. Highlighting the significance of this initiative, Dr. Bhargava said that sleep hygiene is essential for a better immune system and sound sleep is an integral part of physical as well as mental wellbeing of human beings.
