‘I chained him to protect him from the spirits.’ What are the challenges for psychiatrists in India?
Approximately 20% of the adult Indian population are affected by a psychiatric disorder that requires intervention from a mental health professional (Math & Srinivasaraju, 2010). In spite of this, the provision of mental healthcare is poor. Therefore, to learn more, between July and August 2014...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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Cambridge University Press
2017-11-01
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| Series: | BJPsych International |
| Online Access: | https://www.cambridge.org/core/product/identifier/S2056474000002130/type/journal_article |
| Summary: | Approximately 20% of the adult Indian population are affected by a psychiatric disorder that requires intervention from a mental health professional (Math & Srinivasaraju, 2010). In spite of this, the provision of mental healthcare is poor. Therefore, to learn more, between July and August 2014 I undertook a 4-week elective at the Psychiatry Department of Sawai Man Singh (SMS) Hospital in Jaipur, Rajasthan, India. The Psychiatry Department was founded in 1952. It has a total of 332 beds, with nearly 20 000 patients admitted per year and an attendance of nearly 100 000 annually at the out-patient department. |
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| ISSN: | 2056-4740 2058-6264 |