This review article provides a comprehensive overview of the current state of mental health
in India, highlighting the challenges faced, the existing initiatives, and the future directions …

Stigma, discrimination, poor help seeking, dearth of mental health professionals, inadequate
services and facilities all adversely impact the mental health treatment gap. Service …

(WHO), in its world health assembly (WHA), 2012, resolved that “there is need of a
comprehensive, coordinated response from the health and social sectors at the community …

There has been a long-standing history of over 150 years of mental health legislation in the
Indian sub-continent. India formulated its National Mental Health Program (NMHP) in 1982 …

Background Dementias are a group of gradually progressing neurodegenerative conditions,
leading to significant impairment in cognition, functioning, decision-making, capacity and …

Abstract India's Mental Healthcare Act, 2017 received Presidential assent on 7 April 2017
and was commenced on 29 May 2018. The Act seeks explicitly to align India's mental health …

Background The delivery of mental health services largely depends on the adequacy of
human resources. In India, the deficit of psychiatrists is more than 90% and is one of the …

Telepsychiatry and telepsychotherapy are new treatment modalities that have been used
more than ever during the COVID-19 pandemic. There are many challenges that are faced …

An estimated 197.3 million people have mental disorders in India, and majority of the
population have either no or limited access to mental health services. Thus, the country has …

Mental health is not just about absence of mental illness. It is critical that the government
takes long-term economic and mental health policy measures to ensure employment, basic …