Abstract The information about Urban Mental Health Services has been nearly nonexistent
in India, although the developed countries have been focusing on programmes for “Healthy …

Background: A widely promoted model of mental health care and prevention appropriate to
many low-income countries is one that is integrated into the local primary health care …

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

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 …

The paper examines the state of mental health services in India from a public health
perspective, considering preventive and promotive aspects of mental health and recognising …

In a period of less than five decades, the urban residence has dramatically increased in Iran.
Currently more than two thirds of the population live in city dwellings. This rapid urbanization …

Community psychiatry in India is almost 6 decades old. It was started as an effort to involve
families of mentally ill persons in the care of persons admitted to Amritsar Mental Hospital in …

India, the second most populated country of the world with a population of 1.027 billion, is a
country of contrasts. It is characterized as one of the world's largest industrial nations, yet …

Mental hospitals in India, as elsewhere in the world, have played an important role in the
care of persons with mental illness. Since their inception, they have both been decried for …

Abstract The Ministry of Health and Family Welfare and its public health institutes are
collaborating with Asia Australia Mental Health on an innovative community mental health …