Background Globally, 20% of young people experience mental disorders. In India, only 7.3%
of its 365 million youth report such problems. Although public stigma associated with mental …

Background Mental disorders constitute a major public health problem globally with higher
burden in low and middle-income countries. In Bangladesh, systematically-collected data on …

Background Mental disorders are among the leading causes of non-fatal disease burden in
India, but a systematic understanding of their prevalence, disease burden, and risk factors is …

Background: Recognizing the need for good quality, scientific and reliable information for
strengthening mental health policies and programmes, the National Mental Health Survey …

The lives of persons living with mental illness are affected by psychological, biological,
social, economic, and environmental factors over the life course. It is therefore unlikely that …

Background The importance of epidemiological studies lies in recognition of cases that do
not come to treatment settings. The increasing focus on child adolescent mental health in …

Abstract Art therapy is used most commonly to treat mental illnesses and can aid in
controlling manifestations correlated with psychosocially challenging behaviours, slowing …

Mental disorders are highly prevalent in eight South Asian countries, yet there is a gap of a
synthesized overview of the prevalence of mental disorders in this region. This umbrella …

Understanding the burden and pattern of mental disorders as well as mapping the existing
resources for delivery of mental health services in India, has been a felt need over decades …

Background: During a given year, almost 30% of the people around the world are affected
by mentally ill health. In India, it accounts for about 20%. Caregivers face a lot of strain, ill …