President Droupadi Murmu praised NIMHANS, Bengaluru, for integrating Yoga and Ayurveda in mental health care, calling it a ...

In October 2022, the Insurance Regulatory and Development Authority of India (IRDAI) mandated mental health coverage for all health insurance companies (1 Trusted Source Impact of Mental ...

of the 150 million people in India who needed mental health care in 2016, fewer than 30 million actively sought help. High costs, social stigma, limited awareness and a severe shortage of ...

In India, the cost of care and treatment associated with mental illnesses is extremely high. As per the Global Burden of Disease study conducted between 1990 and 2017, one in seven Indians was ...

Stigma toward mental illness may be a significant influence when healthcare professionals think that patients are making up their symptoms or seeking attention. Yet the mortality rate in people ...

MUMBAI – Bollywood star Deepika Padukone has emerged as one of the most prominent voices for mental health awareness in India ...

India has only about 0.75 mental health professionals for every one lakh people when the standard guidelines suggest there should be at least three psychiatrists per one lakh population.

Another thing is that in assessing self, societal stigma around mental health creates more complications. Many people feel embarrassed or reluctant to use the term “depression” in their ...

Nearly half of those with mental health issues avoid treatment due to stigma, a new survey has revealed. St Patrick’s Mental Health Services Attitudes to Mental Health and Stigma Survey has also ...