Lok Sabha Question No. 3435 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2016-08-05
Subject: Mental Healthcare
Ministry: HEALTH AND FAMILY WELFARE
Asked by: RAJESH VERMA, George Baker, N.K. PREMACHANDRAN

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF HEALTH AND FAMILY WELFARE DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND FAMILY WELFARE

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED  QUESTION NO. 3435 TO BE ANSWERED ON 5 TH AUGUST, 2016

## MENTAL HEALTHCARE

## 3435. SHRI RAJESH VERMA: SHRI GEORGE BAKER: SHRI N.K. PREMACHANDRAN:

Will the Minister of HEALTH AND FAMILY WELFARE be pleased to state:

(a) whether the Government is aware that mental health problems increasing due to change in lifestyle and if so, the details thereof;

(b) whether the Government proposes to introduce holistics health care system to address the mental health problems and if so, the details thereof and the action taken thereon;

(c) the number of patients admitted in he mental hospitals during the last three years, State/UT -wise; and

(d) w hether the Government has taken note of doctors administering tranquillizer and pain killers to patients for depression therapy aggravating their problems and if so, the details thereof along with the action taken and outcome thereon?

## ANSWER THE MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF HEALTH AND FAMILY WELFARE

(SMT. ANUPRIYA PATEL )

(a ): There are no long term population based studies in India to suggest that the mental problems are increasing due to change in lifestyle. However, National Institute of Mental Health and  Neuro  Sciences,  Bangalore  has  reported  that  lifestyle  factors  such  as  l ack  of  physical exercise ,unhealthy eating , i nappropriate use of technology and night - shift duties contribute to increasing rates of depression, anxiety d isorders, suicides and substance abuse . Moreover, these changes adversely affect the recovery of persons with severe mental illnesses like schiz and bipolar disorders .

(b): The National Mental Health Policy, announced in October, 2014, is based, inter - alia, on the  values  and  principles  of  equity,  justice,  integrated  and  evidence  based  care, participatory and holistic approach to mental health. The said Policy recognizes that a approach to health including recognition of the relat ionship between mind, body and soul is more effective  in  dealing  with  mental  health  problems.  Cultural  ethos,  Indian  traditions  a impact  on  behavioural  patterns  are  being  recognized  and  leveraged  to  a chieve  the  goals  and objective of the Mental Hea lth Policy.

( c): The data regarding number of patients admitted in the State mental Health Instituti the  country  is  not  maintained  centrally.  However,  the  details  regarding  number  of  pa admitted in three Central Mental Health Institutions, nam ely, National Institute of Mental Health & Neuro Sciences, Bangalore, Central Institute of Psychiatry, Ranchi and Lokopriya Gopinath Bordoloi Regional Institute of Mental Health, Tezpur, Assam during the last three year Annexure .

(d) : No instance of use of tranquilizer and pain killers on patients for depression thera been reported to this Ministry so far.

## The details of patients admitted in the three Central Mental Health Institutions during the last three years

|   S.No. | Name of the Institute                                                          |   2013-14 |   2014-15 |   2015-16 |
|---------|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------|-----------|-----------|-----------|
|       1 | National Institute of Mental Health & Neuro Sciences, Bangalore                |     16631 |     17227 |     16325 |
|       2 | Central Institute of Psychiatry, Ranchi                                        |      4190 |      4150 |      4274 |
|       3 | Lokopriya Gopinath Bordoloi Regional Institute of Mental Health, Tezpur, Assam |      1586 |      1825 |      1812 |