PRESENTATION

ON
MENTAL HEALTH
IN INDIA
ISSUES, CHALLENGES &
CONCERN
 Presented By:-
 LAUNITA SINGH MBA/40040/21
 SALONI GUPTA MBA/40041/21
 ASHISH SINGHMAR MBA/40042/21
 AANCHAL KUMARI SINGH MBA/40043/21
 DAMINI DAS MBA/40044/21
 HARSHIT KUMAR MBA/40045/21
 SHIWANI SINGH MBA/40046/21
 ADITI SAW MBA/40047/21
 INTRODUCTION
 Mental Health (MH) Definition by World Health Organisation
 State of well-being
 An individual realises his/her abilities
 Can cope with normal stress
 Can work productively

 MH is more than mere absence of mental illnesses

 Determinants of MH
 Individual attributes e.g. ability to manage one’s thoughts, emotions
etc
 Social, cultural, economic, political, environmental, genetic attributes
 INTRODUCTION
 Examples of Mental illnesses : ADHD, anxiety, autism,
bipolar disorder, depression, schizophrenia

 Status of Mental Illnesses in India

 In 2017, 19.73 crore people required care
 4.57 crore people had depression disorders
 2443 disability adjusted life years per 100000 population
 21.1 suicides per 100000 population
 Situation exacerbated due to COVID-19
 Disruption of routines, education, recreation, social circles
 People witnessed isolation, suffering, uncertainty, anger, fear
 Mass unemployment & financial uncertainties
 If left untreated, entire generation may end up having
depression, substance abuse etc
INTRODUCTION
 Issues and challenges
 Stigma & a sense of judgement
 Access to healthcare
o 80% do not access
o Lack of knowledge, stigma, high cost of treatment
 Lack of mental health professionals
o 1 psychiatrist for 4 lakh population
o 1022 seats in medical colleges for mental health
professionals
 No insurance cover in many policies
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 Way Forward
 Mental health Literacy – Citizen driven movement
 Break stigma of talking about MH
 Encourage healthy lifestyles
 Robust infrastructure for prevention, treatment &
recovery
 Political Commitment
 Scientific Understanding & Research
 NEED FOR THE

 Maintain healthy lifestyle.

 Improving child development.
 Organizing mental health programs.
 Roles of counselors and psychologists.
 Objectives

 To study about the data available regarding mental health

 To analyse the challenges faced by the patients and their families, along
with the issues prevailing at community level
 To analyse various government schemes and polices
 To look for lacking in the existing policies
 To study about various treatment options available with the patients
struggling with mental illness
 To understand about the various lifestyle changes that people need to
make to tackle mental health.
Types of Research
 Descriptive Research
 Analytical Research
 Mixed Research
 Empirical Research
  Available Data
 1 in 7 person suffers from mental illness
 Around 197Mn people are affected in the country

FINDINGS  Depression, anxiety, hyperactivity being the

common disorders
 Depression contributes to around 33.8% of the total
 More cases of mental illness reported among men
than in women
 Suicidal tendency is stronger in women
 Industrial workers are more exposed to mental
illness
 Idiopathic development more common among
children
FINDINGS
Challenges
 Lack of sympathy
 Social stigma
 Ignorance
 Embarrassment
 Preconceived notions
 Exploitation
 Lack of awareness
 FINDINGS
 Government schemes and policies
 National mental health program and mental health care policy
 The Lunacy Act
 The National Trust Act
 VIKAAS
 GHARAUNDA
 NIRAMAYA
 GYANPRAHA
 BADHTE KADAM
 SAMBHAV
FINDINGS
 Issues with government infrastructure
 Unemployment
 Lower living standards
 Access to drugs, alcohols and addictive substances
 Sheer lack of awareness programs and campaigns
 Overlooking of related NGOs

 Treatment options
 Psychological treatments
 Medical treatments
 Ayurveda
 Electroconvulsive therapy
 Hospitalization
 FINDINGS
 Issues with medical infrastructure
 Lack of low cost diagnostic tests
 Less treatment options
 Under researched medicines
 Lack of testing
 Even lesser options for children
 Less number of rehab centres per
thousand population
 Lack of trained psychiatric
epidemiologists
 Lack of reach of primary health care
services
.

 1. Take care of your body

 2 . Maintain a peaceful mind
 3. Set realistic goals
 4. Learn to say no
 .
 Mental health problems and behavior
disorders are frequent in people.

 Mental health condition behavior disorder

symptoms and signs Collate together in a
confusing constellation in person with dual
diagnosis.

 Mental health includes our emotional,

psychological and social well being overall,
mental health is an issue that effects everyone.
THANKYOU