| A mental illness or mental disorder is
a mental health condition assessed as abnormal or maladaptive and involving
significant distress or disability. Mental disorder could be of various
types. Some of the major mental disorders are phobias, mood disorders,
cognitive disorders, personality disorders, Schizophrenia and substance
related disorders like alcohol dependence.
In 1982, the
Government of India launched the National Mental Health Programme (NMHP). The
main objective of this program was to increase the mental health care
infrastructure available for the benefit of the growing amount of mentally
challenged people in the country.
The key goals of the National Mental
Health Programme are:
- To
make sure that minimum mental health care is available and accessible
to everyone in the projected future.
- To
encourage people to apply mental health knowledge in general health
care and social development.
- To
promote community participation in the growth of mental health
services and to stimulate efforts towards self help.
Mental
health is a part of the primary health care system of
India
.
Community care amenities for people with mental disorders are on hand in
certain districts. Other than this, various NGOs offer different types of
services to patients with mental disorders.
The District Mental Health Programme endeavors to bring
mental health care to the rural and disadvantaged sections of society.
Currently, there are more than 40 mental hospitals running in different
parts of the country that work towards the welfare and treatment of people
with mental disorders.
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