Mental Health Programme in India: Has the tide really turned?

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dc.contributor.authorGangadhar, B.N.en_US
dc.contributor.authorKumar, Channaveerachari, Naveenen_US
dc.contributor.authorSadh, Kamaldeepen_US
dc.contributor.authorManjunatha, Narayanaen_US
dc.contributor.authorMath, Suresh Badaen_US
dc.contributor.authorKalaivanan, Rakesh Chanderen_US
dc.contributor.authorRao, Girish N.en_US
dc.contributor.authorParthasarathy, Rajanien_US
dc.contributor.authorChand, Prabhat K.en_US
dc.contributor.authorChandra, Prabha S.en_US
dc.contributor.authorThirthalli, Jagadishaen_US
dc.contributor.authorMurthy, Pratimaen_US
dc.contributor.authorVarghese, Mathewen_US
dc.contributor.authorMathur, Aloken_US
dc.contributor.authorBairy, Bhavya K.en_US
dc.contributor.authorKishore, Chethanaen_US
dc.contributor.authorGowda, Guru S.en_US
dc.contributor.authorBasvaraju, Vinayen_US
dc.contributor.authorHarihara, Shashidhara Nagabhushanaen_US
dc.contributor.authorIsaac, Mohan K.en_US
dc.contributor.authorChaturvedi, S.K.en_US
dc.date.accessioned2023-08-19T04:51:50Z
dc.date.available2023-08-19T04:51:50Z
dc.date.issued2023-05
dc.description.abstractMental disorders in India form a major public health concern and the efforts to tackle these dates back to four decades, by way of the National Mental Health Programme (NMHP) and its operational arm, the District Mental Health Programme (DMHP). Although the progress of NMHP (and DMHP) was relatively slower till recently, the last 4-5 years have seen rapid strides with several initiatives, including (i) expansion of DMHPs to 90 per cent of the total districts of the country, (ii) the National Mental Health Policy and (iii) strengthening the Mental Health Legislation by way of providing explicit provisions for rights of persons with mental illnesses. Among others, factors responsible for this accelerated growth include the easily accessible digital technology as well as judicial activism. Federal and State cooperation is another notable feature of this expansion. In this review, the authors summarize the available information on the evolution of implementation and research aspects related to India’s NMHP over the years and provide a case for the positive turn of events witnessed in the recent years. However, the authors caution that these are still baby steps and much more remains to be done.en_US
dc.identifier.affiliationsDepartments ofen_US
dc.identifier.affiliationsPsychiatryen_US
dc.identifier.affiliationsEpidemiology, National Institute of Mental Health & Neurosciencesen_US
dc.identifier.affiliationsDepartment of Health & Family Welfare, Government of Karnataka, Bengaluru, Karnatakaen_US
dc.identifier.affiliationsGeneral of Health Services, Ministry of Health & Family Welfare, Government of India, New Delhi, Indiaen_US
dc.identifier.affiliationsDepartment of Psychiatry, University of Western Australia, Perth, Australiaen_US
dc.identifier.citationGangadhar B.N., Kumar Channaveerachari Naveen, Sadh Kamaldeep, Manjunatha Narayana, Math Suresh Bada, Kalaivanan Rakesh Chander, Rao Girish N., Parthasarathy Rajani, Chand Prabhat K., Chandra Prabha S., Thirthalli Jagadisha, Murthy Pratima, Varghese Mathew, Mathur Alok, Bairy Bhavya K., Kishore Chethana, Gowda Guru S., Basvaraju Vinay, Harihara Shashidhara Nagabhushana, Isaac Mohan K., Chaturvedi S.K.. Mental Health Programme in India: Has the tide really turned? . Indian Journal of Medical Research. 2023 May; 157(5): 387-394en_US
dc.identifier.issn0971-5916
dc.identifier.placeIndiaen_US
dc.identifier.urihttps://imsear.searo.who.int/handle/123456789/223544
dc.languageenen_US
dc.publisherWolters Kluwer – Medknowen_US
dc.relation.issuenumber5en_US
dc.relation.volume157en_US
dc.source.urihttps://doi.org/10.4103/ijmr.IJMR_2217_20en_US
dc.subjectDistrict Mental Health Programmeen_US
dc.subjectIndiaen_US
dc.subjectNational Mental Health Programmeen_US
dc.subjectprimary mental healthcareen_US
dc.titleMental Health Programme in India: Has the tide really turned?en_US
dc.typeJournal Articleen_US
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