October 10 is World Mental Health Day. Every year on October 10 the WHO (World Health Organisation) joins the World Federation of Mental Health to celebrate World Mental Health Day. The WHO supports this initiative through raising awareness on mental health issues using its strong relationships with the Ministries of health and civil society organizations across the globe. The theme this year is ‘Mental health and older adults’. On this occasion we talked to Dr Nirmala Rao a psychiatrist who established one of India’s oldest psychiatrist clinics the Aavishakar Psychiatric Clinic in 1993. Excerpts from the interview: Why are older