India has made tremendous progress with regard to mental health services in last two decades. Some of the important services are
Integrating mental health care with general health care to enable early and regular treatment.
School mental health programmes, involving the school teachers and students.
Promotion of child mental health by involvement of Anganwadis.
Half way homes for mentally ill for social skill training, vocational training etc.
Alcohol de- addiction centres.
To create more awareness on mental health among rural people and to give them better mental health care, this community based mental health programme was started in India in 1982. It forms one of the important milestones in community psychiatry in India. National mental health programme was started with a slogan “REACHING THE UNREACHED”
1. Prevention and treatment of mental and neurological disorders and their associated disabilities.
2. Use of mental health technology to improve general health services.
3. Application of mental health principles in total national development to improve quality of life.
1. Prevention and treatment of mental and neurological disorders and their associated disabilities.
2. Use of mental health technology to improve general health services.
3. Application of mental health principles in total national development to improve quality of life.
1. Prevention and treatment of mental and neurological disorders and their associated disabilities.
2. Use of mental health technology to improve general health services.
3. Application of mental health principles in total national development to improve quality of life.
1. Prevention and treatment of mental and neurological disorders and their associated disabilities.
2. Use of mental health technology to improve general health services.
3. Application of mental health principles in total national development to improve quality of life.
1. Prevention and treatment of mental and neurological disorders and their associated disabilities.
2. Use of mental health technology to improve general health services.
3. Application of mental health principles in total national development to improve quality of life.
1. Prevention and treatment of mental and neurological disorders and their associated disabilities.
2. Use of mental health technology to improve general health services.
3. Application of mental health principles in total national development to improve quality of life.
6. Mental health care which includes treatment, rehabilitation and prevention provided through all the health care delivery systems.
7. Improved and specialized care made available through mental hospitals and teaching psychiatric hospitals.
8. Mental health training: minimum essentials of mental health should be taught to all health care workers at level and specialized training at various levels.
9. The care of the mentally retarded and treatment programs for drug dependence.
6. Mental health care which includes
3. INTRODUCTION
India has made tremendous progress with
regard to mental health services in last two
decades. Some of the important services are
Integrating mental health care with general health
care to enable early and regular treatment.
School mental health programmes, involving the
school teachers and students.
Promotion of child mental health by involvement
of Anganwadis.
Half way homes for mentally ill for social skill
training, vocational training etc.
Alcohol de- addiction centres.
4. CONCEPT
To create more awareness on mental
health among rural people and to give
them better mental health care, this
community based mental health
programme was started in India in 1982.
It forms one of the important milestones
in community psychiatry in India.
National mental health programme was
started with a slogan “REACHING
THE UNREACHED”
5. AIMS
1. Prevention and treatment of mental
and neurological disorders and their
associated disabilities.
2. Use of mental health technology to
improve general health services.
3. Application of mental health principles
in total national development to improve
quality of life.
6. OBJECTIVES
Basic mental health care to all the needy
especially the poor from rural, slum and tribal
areas.
Application of mental health knowledge in
general health care and in social
development.
Promotion of community participation in
mental health service development and
increase of efforts towards self-help in the
community.
Prevention and treatment of mental and
neurological disorders and their associated
7. APPROACHES
1. Diffusion of mental health skills to the
periphery of health service system.
2. The appropriate appointment of tasks in
mental health care.
3. The equitable and balanced territorial
distribution of resources
4. The integration of basic mental health
care into the general health services.
5. Linkage to community development.
8. 6. Mental health care which includes
treatment, rehabilitation and prevention
provided through all the health care
delivery systems.
7. Improved and specialized care made
available through mental hospitals and
teaching psychiatric hospitals.
8. Mental health training: minimum
essentials of mental health should be
taught to all health care workers at level
and specialized training at various levels.
9. The care of the mentally retarded and
9. SERVICES OR COMPONENTS
Treatment subprogram:
Multiple levels were planned: A Village and
sub centre level: Multipurpose workers (MPW) and
heath supervisors (HS), under the supervision of
the medical officer (MO). to be trained for:
1. Management of psychiatric emergencies
2. Administration and supervision of maintenance
treatment for chronic psychiatric disorders.
3. Diagnosis and management of grandma
seizures, especially in the children.
4. Counselling in problems related to alcohol and
drug abuse.
10. Primary health centre(PHC): Medical
officer, aided by Hospital Staff, to be
trained for:
Supervision of the MPW'S performance.
Elementary diagnosis
Treatment of functional psychosis.
Treatment of uncomplicated cases of
psychiatric disorders associated with
physical.
Management of uncomplicated
psychosocial problems.
11. District hospital: It was recognized that
there should be at least 1 psychiatrist
attached to every district hospital as an
integral part of the district health
services. The district health hospitals
should have 30-50 psychiatric beds.
12. Mental hospitals and teaching
psychiatric units. The major activities of
these higher health centre’s of
psychiatric care include:
Help in care of difficult cases.
Teaching
Specialized facilities like occupation
therapy units, psychotherapy,
counselling and behavior therapy.
13. Rehabilitation subprogram
The components of this subprogram
include maintenance treatment of epileptics
and psychotics at the community levels and
development of rehabilitation centres at both
the district level and the higher referral
centres.
14. Prevention subprogram
The prevention component is to be
community based, with the initial focus
on the prevention and control of alcohol
related problems like addictions, juvenile
delinquency and acute adjustment
problems like suicidal attempts are to be
addressed.
15. REVISED NATIONAL MENTAL
HEALTH PROGRAM (2003)
1. Redesigning DMHP around a model institution,
a zonal medical college.
2. Strengthening medical college to improve
psychiatric treatment facilities with adequate man
power.
3. Streamlining and modernization of mental
hospitals.
4. Research and development programmes in the
field of community mental health.
5. Promotes inter-sectorial collaboration and
linkages with other national programmes.
16. 6. Plan for cost effective intervention
models.
7. Health and policy planning.
8. Provision of comprehensive
community based mental health
services will be cost effective and
requests human rights.
9. Promotion of referral services.
10. Provision of essential psychotropic
drugs.
11. Home care support by provision of
sufficient man power.
17. CONCLUSION
NHMP gives an idea to work in mental
hospitals, sub centre’s in community and
rehabilitation centre’s. It gives proper
rules and regulations through which it is
possible for us to work in psychiatric
hospitals.
18. ASSIGNMENT
1. Write a short note on District mental
health programme.
2. Write a short note on State mental
health programme.
