Open AccessImpact of a community-based mental health awareness program on changing attitudes of the general population toward mental health in Gujarat, India – A study of 711 respondents
Author(s) -
Sandip Shah,
Lennox E Byer,
Raghu Appasani,
Neil Krishan Aggarwal
Publication year - 2020
Publication title -
industrial psychiatry journal/industrial psychiatry journal
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 0976-2795
pISSN - 0972-6748
DOI - 10.4103/ipj.ipj_24_19
Subject(s) - mental health , mental illness , government (linguistics) , stigma (botany) , medicine , psychiatry , suicidal ideation , clinical psychology , psychology , family medicine , suicide prevention , environmental health , poison control , linguistics , philosophy
In India, there is a large mental illness treatment gap, especially in rural areas. Contributors to this problem include stigma and a general lack of mental health knowledge. The State Health Department of Gujarat, India, released a video tool, in 2003, with the goal being to educate the community on topics related to mental health.