Medics work at Yiyuan Mental Health Center in east China's Shandong Province. [Xinhua / Zhao Dongshan]  

A team of 42 female medics at Yiyuan Mental Health Center in east China's Shandong Province has earned praise from the public after dedicating themselves to helping mentally-impaired patients.

The medics, aged from 21 to 53, look after nearly every aspect of patients' lives including giving them medicine, and assisting them to dress, exercise and eat.

On each special day, such as a patient's birthday or a traditional Chinese festival, the medics would prepare gifts for patients beforehand.

"Looking after mentally-impaired people is much more demanding than looking after ordinary patients, but I want to take care of and bring warmth to them," said one medic in an interview with Xinhua News.

A medic gives a hair cut to a patient at Yiyuan Mental Health Center in east China's Shandong Province. [Xinhua / Zhao Dongshan]     

A medic feeds a patient at Yiyuan Mental Health Center in east China's Shandong Province. [Xinhua / Zhao Dongshan]     

A patient spends her birthday with medics at Yiyuan Mental Health Center in east China's Shandong Province. [Xinhua / Zhao Dongshan]     

A medic talks to a patient at Yiyuan Mental Health Center in east China's Shandong Province. [Xinhua / Zhao Dongshan]     

 

A medic chats with patients while eating at Yiyuan Mental Health Center in east China's Shandong Province. [Xinhua / Zhao Dongshan]