(Video) Rajya Sabha TV (RSTV) The Big Picture: Mental Health: Tackling Stress & Depression

Topic: Mental Health: Tackling Stress & Depression

Guest:

Anand Chulani, (Lifestyle Coach & Motivational Speaker)
Dr. Ashok Sharma, (Psychiatrist, IHBAS)
Kumkum Jagadish, (Psychologist)

Topic Description:

According to the World Health Organization, over 90 million Indians, or 7.5% of the population, suffer from mental health issues. A study published in Lancet in December 2019, titled The burden of mental disorders across the states of India: the Global Burden of Disease Study 1990–2017, also highlights the scale of the challenge. Mental health issues are among the leading causes of non-fatal disease burden in India; one in every seven Indian was affected by mental health issues in 2017; the proportional contribution of mental health to the total disease burden has almost doubled since 1990; and suicide was the leading cause of deaths among young people — aged 15 to 39 — in 2016. Bollywood actor Sushant Singh Rajput’s tragic death has triggered a much-needed conversation on mental health in India. The pandemic also doesn’t seem to be helping, playing on the minds of lakhs of people and causing stress.