Mental Health Awareness Week

Four crore Indians have mental illness: Study

Four crore Indians have mental illness: Study New Delhi: Startling facts coming to light during Mental Health awareness week. A new study says that almost four crore Indians suffer from mental illnesses and there's an extreme shortage of psychiatrists. According to the World Health Organisation (WHO) report, the number of suicides in India could be reduced by at least one-fourth if counselling is given on time. But there's an alarming shortage of trained psychiatrists. Arpita Anand, a...
09:46 AM, Oct 11, 2011

Shrink isn't in: Dearth of psychiatrists in India

Shrink isn't in: Dearth of psychiatrists in India Only 4,000 trained psychiatrists are available for4 crore Indians suffering. ...
06:14 PM, Oct 22, 2008
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