Mental Health In Digital India: A Doctrinal Study On Emerging Issues And Challenges
- IJLLR Journal
- Aug 7
- 2 min read
Dr. Yazhini Kuppusamy, Saveetha School of Law
ABSTRACT
Psychiatric conditions such as depression, anxiety disorders, bipolar disorder, schizophrenia, and drug overdose have become are very common in India in the recent years. The impact of these conditions on individuals, families, and society is substantial, resulting in a very poor quality of life, impaired with dysfunction, and considerable economic and societal struggles. Number of social and cultural variables, including stigma, discrimination, gender disparities, poverty, increasing urbanization, lac of understating of mental illness, intensify the difficulties in addressing mental health issues. Although access to mental healthcare has become quite easy in the recent years, it also comes with a set of notable disparities in treatment facilities and quality, as well as a scarcity of mental health experts, particularly in rural regions. Mental health issues are often viewed as a sign of weakness or madness, leading people to hide their problems rather than seek help. This research paper focuses on the critiques and challenges related to mental asylums, including stigmatization, human rights issues, the lack of human-centered methodologies, quality of care, and the necessity for alternative mental healthcare strategies. The researcher has also given equal importance in highlighting the present scenario with the state level and the national level healthcare strategies adopted.
Although several steps have been taken by the Government to provide adequate amenities such as such as counselling centres, helplines, psychiatric services, and awareness campaigns, psychiatric conditions continues to remain a serious problem in India. The researcher has chosen to highlight the stigma attached and ways in which an individual is discouraged from seeking professional help in a detailed manner.
Keywords: community engagement, policy modifications, healthcare accessibility, medical challenges, India, mental health.
