The future of mental health care in India is 'digital' - Express Computer

Mental health issues are considered a taboo in India. Given the fact that the country was among the first few to put in place a structured National Mental Health Programme in the early 1980s, this is quite astonishing to believe.As per the data gathered by NIMHANS a few years back, India had about 100 million people dealing with different mental health issues. The WHO reports that mental health problems cause a burden equivalent to 2443 disability adjusted life years (DALYs) per 100,000 people, and suicide rate of 21.1 per 100,000. The organization believes that the country will incur a loss of around $1.03 trillion between 2012-2030. The above stats are based only on the recorded cases, and there is likely to be a much larger population that doesn't discuss the mental health situation despite sustained campaigning and awareness.