scholarly journals MENTAL HEALTH & ILLNESS AND EXTREME WEATHER CONDITIONS IN INDIA

2020 ◽  
Author(s):  
Neeti Goutam
Keyword(s):  
Climate Change ◽  
Mental Health ◽  
Health Policy ◽  
Natural Disasters ◽  
Mental Health Policy ◽  
Weather Conditions ◽  
National Health Policy ◽  
Greenhouse Emissions ◽  
Weather Events ◽  
The Impact

In today’s world climate change is an extensive problem. There has been a significant increase in the greenhouse emissions, rise in temperatures, sea level rise and so on. As a result there has been a significant change in weather events. Floods, cyclones and earthquakes are on the rise. India which is already vulnerable to natural disasters like floods, earthquakes and droughts has facing a tremendous pressure from climate change. Such natural disasters not only damage the physical entities but it also damages the mental state of a human being.This paper will study the impact of climate change on the mental health of people. There is a pressing need for integrating medical services and mental health services towards the treatment of the affected population. Our National Health Policy 2017 and Mental Health policy, 2014 and Mental Health Care Act, 2017 does not fully adhere to this assimilation.

The Impact of Legislation on Mental Health Policy

2003 ◽  
pp. 79-100 ◽  
Author(s):  
José M. Bertolote ◽  
José G. Taborda ◽  
Julio Arboleda-Flórez ◽  
Francisco Torres
Keyword(s):  
Mental Health ◽  
Health Policy ◽  
Mental Health Policy ◽  
The Impact

The National Mental Health Policy: Implications for Public Psychiatric Services in Australia

1993 ◽  
Vol 27 (2) ◽  
pp. 186-191 ◽  
Author(s):  
Harvey Whiteford ◽  
Bronwyn Macleod ◽  
Elizabeth Leitch
Keyword(s):  
Mental Health ◽  
Health Policy ◽  
Mental Health Services ◽  
Health Services ◽  
Mental Health Problems ◽  
Mental Health Policy ◽  
Policy Implications ◽  
Australian Community ◽  
National Mental Health ◽  
The Impact

The Health Ministers of all Australian States, Territories and the Commonwealth endorsed National Mental Health Policy in April 1992 [1]. This Policy is intended to set clear direction for the future development of mental health services within Australia. The Policy recognises the high prevalence of mental health problems and mental disorders in the Australian community and the impact of these on consumers, carers, families and society as whole. It also clearly accepts the need to address the problems confronting the promotion of mental health and the provision of mental health services.

Building Community Resilience to Mitigate Mental Health Effects of Climate Change

2019 ◽  
Vol 25 (3) ◽  
pp. e9-e14 ◽  
Author(s):  
Charlotte S. Connerton ◽  
Angela K. Wooton
Keyword(s):  
Climate Change ◽  
Mental Health ◽  
Natural Disasters ◽  
Community Resilience ◽  
Resilient Communities ◽  
Control And Prevention ◽  
Building Community ◽  
Mental Health Effects ◽  
The Impact ◽  
Improve Health

As global warming is taking effect, the number of natural disasters such as hurricanes, tornados, flooding, drought, and wildfires is increasing. The purpose of this article is to address the impacts of climate change on human health, using a model developed by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. The effects of natural disasters on mental health, and actions nurses can take to help build strong, resilient communities, are discussed in detail. Increasing awareness and building resilience will improve health outcomes. Strong social connections are a key component of community resilience. Strengthening the infrastructure of communities can mitigate the impact of climate changes.

scholarly journals A Qualitative Exploration of the Views of Policymakers and Policy Advisors on the Impact of Mental Health Stigma on the Development and Implementation of Mental Health Policy in Singapore

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Mythily Subramaniam ◽  
Shazana Shahwan ◽  
Chong Min Janrius Goh ◽  
Gregory Tee Hng Tan ◽  
Wei Jie Ong ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Mental Health ◽  
Health Policy ◽  
Mental Health Treatment ◽  
Mental Health Policy ◽  
Healthcare Delivery ◽  
Mental Healthcare ◽  
Mental Health Stigma ◽  
Structured Interviews ◽  
The Impact ◽  
Health Programmes

AbstractFew studies have examined the views of policy makers regarding the impact of mental health stigma on the development and implementation of mental health policies. This study aimed to address this knowledge gap by exploring policymakers’ and policy advisors’ perspectives regarding the impact of mental health stigma on the development and implementation of mental health programmes, strategies, and services in Singapore. In all 13 participants were recruited for the study comprising practicing policymakers, senior staff of organisations involved in implementing the various mental health programmes, and policy advisors. Data was collected through semi-structured interviews, which were transcribed verbatim and analysed using reflexive thematic analysis. Data analysis revealed three superordinate themes related to challenges experienced by the policymakers/advisors when dealing with mental health policy and implementation of programmes. These themes included stigma as a barrier to mental health treatment, community-level barriers to mental health recovery, and mental health being a neglected need. Policymakers/advisors demonstrated an in-depth and nuanced understanding of the barriers (consequent to stigma) to mental healthcare delivery and access. Policymakers/advisors were able to associate the themes related to the stigma towards mental illness with help-seeking barriers based on personal experiences, knowledge, and insight gained through the implementation of mental health programmes and initiatives.

The Global Mental Health movement and its impact on traditional healing in India: A case study of the Balaji temple in Rajasthan

2016 ◽  
Vol 53 (6) ◽  
pp. 766-782 ◽  
Author(s):  
Anubha Sood
Keyword(s):  
Mental Health ◽  
Health Policy ◽  
Global Mental Health ◽  
Mental Health Policy ◽  
Traditional Healing ◽  
Indian State ◽  
Health Discourse ◽  
The Impact ◽  
Health Agenda

This article considers the impact of the global mental health discourse on India's traditional healing systems. Folk mental health traditions, based in religious lifeways and etiologies of supernatural affliction, are overwhelmingly sought by Indians in times of mental ill-health. This is despite the fact that the postcolonial Indian state has historically considered the popularity of these indigenous treatments regressive, and claimed Western psychiatry as the only mental health system befitting the country's aspirations as a modern nation-state. In the last decade however, as global mental health concerns for scaling up psychiatric interventions and instituting bioethical practices in mental health services begin to shape India's mental health policy formulations, the state's disapproving stance towards traditional healing has turned to vehement condemnation. In present-day India, traditional treatments are denounced for being antithetical to global mental health tenets and harmful for the population, while biomedical psychiatry is espoused as the only legitimate form of mental health care. Based on ethnographic research in the Hindu healing temple of Balaji, Rajasthan, and analysis of India's mental health policy environment, I demonstrate how the tenor of the global mental health agenda is negatively impacting the functioning of the country's traditional healing sites. I argue that crucial changes in the therapeutic culture of the Balaji temple, including the disappearance of a number of key healing rituals, are consequences of global mental health-inspired policy in India which is reducing the plural mental health landscape.

scholarly journals Do natural disasters help the environment? How voters respond and what that means

2020 ◽  
pp. 1-17
Author(s):  
Leonardo Baccini ◽  
Lucas Leemann
Keyword(s):  
Climate Change ◽  
Natural Disasters ◽  
Electoral Behavior ◽  
Extreme Weather Events ◽  
Protection Measures ◽  
Local Conditions ◽  
Climate Policies ◽  
Weather Events ◽  
Micro Level ◽  
The Impact

This paper examines whether voters’ experience of extreme weather events such as flooding increases voting in favor of climate protection measures. While the large majority of individuals do not hold consistent opinions on climate issues, we argue that the experience of natural disasters can prime voters on climate change and affect political behavior. Using micro-level geospatial data on natural disasters, we exploit referendum votes in Switzerland, which allows us to obtain a behavioral rather than attitudinal measure of support for policies tackling climate change. Our findings indicate a sizeable effect for pro-climate voting after experiencing a flood: vote-share supporting pro-climate policies can increase by 20 percent. Our findings contribute to the literature exploring the impact of local conditions on electoral behavior.

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