Mental Health Services in India
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 11343142 |
|---|---|
| Authors | S Rajkumar (0000-0002-7163-193X), S Vincent Rajkumar (0000-0002-5862-1833, Western Michigan University, corresponding author) |
| Year | 1991 |
| Volume | 18 |
| Issue | 2 |
| Publication date | 1991-06-01 |
| Open Access | No |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | The Journal of Sociology & Social Welfare (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0191-5096 • E-ISSN: 0191-5096 |
| Publisher | WMU Department of Occupational Therapy (PUBLISHER) |
| DOI | 10.15453/0191-5096.1978 |
| OpenAlex | W229443691 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 2 |
| References cited | 2 |
India has a population of over 800 million of which about 20 million are suffering from a mental illness. In terms of numbers of patients alone, mental health planners are presented with quite a challenge. How the challenge is being met is the topic of this article. Governmental efforts need to be augmented by voluntary agencies and private practitioners for optimal mental health care. Despite deficiencies, India is a pace setter for many developing countries. It has the political will to initiate needed changes. Aftercare services for the mentally ill should be a top future priority
Business · Developing country · Economic growth · Economics · Environmental health · Geography · Health care · Mental health · Mental health care · Mental illness · Mentally ill · Pace · Political science · Politics · Population · Psychiatry · Medicine · Mental Health Treatment and Access · Nursing
| Citations per year | 0.25 |
|---|---|
| Citation span | 2018 - 2023 (6) |
| Highly cited | No |