There are various reasons for the increasing mental disorders. One of the major factors is the negative social attitude towards the mental patients. Generally people misbehave with the mentally ill patients. The hospitals meant for these patients do not give adequate sympathy, love and care. Most of the mental patients feel better outside the hospitals. They are treated like animals in the cages. While this is the sorry state of mental health treatment in the country there is fast rise in the number of patients. Due to the severe economic crisis and lack of social support mental ill health is becoming common nowadays. The government is preparing for the worst. It must be countered with all out efforts.
WHO estimates 30 crore people globally suffer from mental health disorders
In India 15-20 crore people suffer from some sort of mental illness, the commonest being depression and anxiety syndromes, stress and psychosomatic disorders, bipolar mood disorders, schizophrenia and dementia.
1.6 of them need institutional intervention
According to WHO, at lease 3 in 4 mental health patients in developing countries receive no treatment
75% of mentally ill patients in India are treated through traditional interventions and by tantriks
8.1% of all disabilities in India are due to mental illnesses, as against 5.8% due to cancer and 4.4% due to heart diseases
India needs 32,000 psychiatrists but has 3300 trained psychiatrists, 3000 of whom are in metros
By 2020, depression is expected to become the 2nd largest illness in the world
Most countries allocate less than 2% of their health budget to mental disorders
Suicide is one of the commonest manifestations of mental illness
In India, 1.2 lakh people end their lives every year by committing suicide
4 lakh attempt commit suicide
Globally, one million people die from suicide annually
The global mortality rate is 16/100,000, or one death every 40 seconds.
In the last 45 years, suicide rates have increased by 60% worldwide
Mental disorders, particularly depression and substance abuse, are associated with more than 90% of all cases of suicide
Asia accounts for 60% of the world’s suicides
India, China and Japan account for 40% of this number
Over 71% of suicides in India are by persons below the age of 44.
The Union health ministry is getting nervous over the alarming rate of mental patients in the country. A shocking number of 13 crore Indians suffering mental disorders have shaken the ministry from its slumber. It is going to circulate a cabinet note next week to handle the rising mental disorders. It has proposed to upgrade the existing eleven mental hospitals, increase of at least 44 post-graduate seats in psychiatry, 176 M.Phil seats in clinical psychology and 220 seats for psychiatric nursing each years. The ministry envisages that 616 qualified mental health professionals would be produced from these centres. One hopes for the better situation in the coming days.
WHO estimates 30 crore people globally suffer from mental health disorders
In India 15-20 crore people suffer from some sort of mental illness, the commonest being depression and anxiety syndromes, stress and psychosomatic disorders, bipolar mood disorders, schizophrenia and dementia.
1.6 of them need institutional intervention
According to WHO, at lease 3 in 4 mental health patients in developing countries receive no treatment
75% of mentally ill patients in India are treated through traditional interventions and by tantriks
8.1% of all disabilities in India are due to mental illnesses, as against 5.8% due to cancer and 4.4% due to heart diseases
India needs 32,000 psychiatrists but has 3300 trained psychiatrists, 3000 of whom are in metros
By 2020, depression is expected to become the 2nd largest illness in the world
Most countries allocate less than 2% of their health budget to mental disorders
Suicide is one of the commonest manifestations of mental illness
In India, 1.2 lakh people end their lives every year by committing suicide
4 lakh attempt commit suicide
Globally, one million people die from suicide annually
The global mortality rate is 16/100,000, or one death every 40 seconds.
In the last 45 years, suicide rates have increased by 60% worldwide
Mental disorders, particularly depression and substance abuse, are associated with more than 90% of all cases of suicide
Asia accounts for 60% of the world’s suicides
India, China and Japan account for 40% of this number
Over 71% of suicides in India are by persons below the age of 44.
The Union health ministry is getting nervous over the alarming rate of mental patients in the country. A shocking number of 13 crore Indians suffering mental disorders have shaken the ministry from its slumber. It is going to circulate a cabinet note next week to handle the rising mental disorders. It has proposed to upgrade the existing eleven mental hospitals, increase of at least 44 post-graduate seats in psychiatry, 176 M.Phil seats in clinical psychology and 220 seats for psychiatric nursing each years. The ministry envisages that 616 qualified mental health professionals would be produced from these centres. One hopes for the better situation in the coming days.
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