3. How severe is the issue of mental health in India? Examine. Do social stereotypes and prejudices aggravate this problem? Examine.
भारत में मानसिक स्वास्थ्य का मुद्दा कितना गंभीर है? जांच करें। क्या सामाजिक रूढ़ियाँ और पूर्वाग्रह इस समस्या को बढ़ाते हैं? जांच करें।
Demand of the question:
It expects students to write about severity of mental health in Indian context. Students should also write how social stereotypes and prejudices contribute in increasing this severity.
Introduction:
Threat of COVID-19 epidemic, its related rumours and side effects of social, economic stress has aggravated the existing mental health issue in India. Further, social stereotypes and prejudices aggravate the existing mental illness leading to rise in number of suicides.
Body:
Increasing number of Students, farmer’s, female suicides highlight the neglect of mental disease.
Severity of mental health issue in India:
Social stereotypes and prejudices are preconceived opinions, feelings for an entity which are not based on reason. They are mostly negative in nature and negative behaviour against the concerned entity.
Social stereotypes and prejudices aggravate mental health issue in following ways:
Participation by family members, Yoga-meditation, sensitization to treatment and social inclusion, community-based intervention, Mental health awareness campaigns, use of technology have yielded positive outcomes.
Attitudes which hinder recognition and appropriate help-seeking of mental illness can be countered by write information.
Conclusion:
Thus, prevalence of mental illness is not just an individual problem, but a societal problem which can be effectively dealt with compassionate collective efforts of society.
