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NATIONAL MENTAL HEALTH
PROGRAM
MR. JAYESH PATIDAR
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CONCEPT…
• The Government of India Launched the National Mental Health Program (NMHP) in 1982, keeping in view the heavy burden of mental illness in the community & the absolute inadequacy of mental health care infrastructure in the country to deal with it.
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AIM…
1. Prevention & treatment of mental neurological disorders & 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.
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OBJECTIVES…1. To ensure availability & accessibility of minimum
mental health care for all in the foreseeable future, particularly to the most vulnerable & underprivileged sections of the population.
2. To encourage application of mental health knowledge in general health care & social development.
3. To promote community participation in the mental health services development & to stimulate efforts towards self-help in the community.
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STRATEGIES…1. Integration of mental health with primary
health care through the NMHP;2. Provision of tertiary care institutions for
treatment of mental disorders;3. Eradicating stigmatization of mentally ill
patients & protecting their rights through regulatory institutions like the central mental health authority, & state mental health authority.
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APPROACHES…1. Integration of mental health care services with
the existing health services.2. Utilization of the existing infrastructure of health
services & also deliver the minimum mental health care services.
3. Provision of appropriate task-oriented training to the existing health staff.
4. Linkage of mental health services with the existing community development program.
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COMPONENTS…
I. Treatment: Multiple levelsII. Rehabilitation III. Prevention
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I. Treatment: Multiple levelsA. Village & sub-center Level Multipurpose Workers
(MPW) & Health Supervisors (HS), under the supervision of Medical Officer (MO) to be trained for:
a. Management of psychiatric emergencies.b. Administration & supervision of maintenance
treatment for chronic psychiatric disorders.c. Diagnosis & management of grandmal epilepsy,
especially in children.d. Liaison with local school teachers & parents regarding
mental retardation & behavioral problems in children.e. Counseling problems related to alcohol & drug abuse.
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Count…B. MO of primary Health Center (PHC) aided by HS,
to be trained for:a. Supervision of MPW’s performance.b. Elementary diagnosis.c. Treatment of functional psychosis.d. Treatment of uncomplicated cases of psychiatric
disorders associated with physical diseases.e. Management of uncomplicated psychosocial
problems.f. Epidemiological surveillance of mental
morbidity.
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Count…C. District Hospital:• It was recognized that there should be at least
one psychiatrist attached to every district hospital as an integral part of the district health services.
• The district hospital should have 30-50 psychiatric beds.
• The psychiatrist in a district hospital was envisaged to devote only a part of his time to clinical care & a greater part in training & supervision of non-specialist health workers.
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Count…D. Mental hospitals & teaching psychiatric units:
Major activities of these higher centers of psychiatric care include:
a. Help in care of ‘difficult’ cases.b. Teaching.c. Specialized facilities like, occupational
therapy units, psychotherapy, counseling & behavioral therapy.
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II. Rehabilitation
• The components of this sub-program include treatment of epileptics & psychotics at the community level & development of rehabilitation centers at both the district level & higher referral centers.
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III. Prevention
• The prevention component is to be community-based, with initial focus on prevention & control of alcohol-related problems.
• Later on, problems like addictions, juvenile delinquency & acute adjustment problems like suicidal attempts are to be addressed.
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