Normalising Mental Illness in India: A Critical Analysis of Psycho-legal Perspectives

Pages: 569-572
Monika Rikhi and Saumya Madan (Department of Applied Psychology, Sri Aurobindo College (Evening), University of Delhi, Delhi)

Mental health is responsible for a significant portion of the burden associated with sickness. Because of the rising prevalence of mental diseases, it is critical to implement effective mental health prevention and promotion programmes in order to lessen the impact of mental diseases on individuals and society. Mental distress can be challenging to growth at various milestones of life and thus should be taken care of. Some factors that hamper psychological well-being have been discussed further followed by historic evidence and initiatives relating to mental health, specifically to the Indian scenario. The paper also addresses existing initiatives taken up at different levels in the country along with their underlying limitations.