The mental health situation in India is very worrying. According to government data, one in seven people suffer from a mental health problem. This means that around 15 million people are facing mental illness. But only 10 to 12 percent of these people get proper treatment. Due to lack of mental health services and lack … Read more
During my last year as director of the National Institute of Mental Health (NIMH), I was in Oregon giving a presentation to a room full of mental health advocates, mostly family members of youth with serious mental illness. During my tenure as “the nation’s psychiatrist,” the nickname of my role, I oversaw more than $20 … Read more
During my last year as director of the National Institute of Mental Health (NIMH), I was in Oregon giving a presentation to a room full of mental health advocates, mostly family members of youth with serious mental illness. During my tenure as “the nation’s psychiatrist,” the nickname of my role, I oversaw more than $20 … Read more