Syrian Arab News Agency S A N A
Damascus, SANA- The First Syrian-Russian Psychiatry Conference was launched on Sunday morning at Russian Cultural Center in Damascus.
The conference, which is entitled “Your mental health is priority”, was organized by Syrian-Russian Cooperation Foundation.
The two-day conference focuses on depression, as a disease of the age, debates on cardiology and psychiatry, effects of psychiatric medication and the danger of addiction in young people, in addition to another topics.
In a speech, Chairman of Boards of Syrian-Russian Cooperation, Dr. Fadi Issani, underlined the importance of the conference in shedding light on the role of mental health and its reflection on physical health.
He noted that the Syrian-Russian Cooperation Foundation seeks to uplift the Syrian society in all fields that concern the Syrians.
For his part, Head of Russian Center for Reconciliation, Rear Admiral Vadim Kulit, stressed the importance of issues discussed during the conference in providing psychological support to the groups affected by the terrorist war on Syria.
Rafah al-Allouni/ Mazen eyon
