In this episode, we speak about mental health with one of the leading mental health experts in the country, Dr Thara Rangaswamy. Dr Thara is a practising psychiatrist and co-founder of Schizophrenia Research Foundation or SCARF. She gives an overview of the mental health problem in the country, various risk factors and what public health measures can help handle mental health in India better. We also speak to Geetha from Chennai, who gives us insights into what could trigger a mental health crisis, and how to manage one’s mental health.

This podcast is produced by REACH India, an India-based nonprofit that works towards providing holistic care to people living with tuberculosis and non communicable diseases or NCDs. 

References

‘I lost my joy’: MasterChef’s Julie Goodwin opens up about mental health battle | Australian television | The Guardian

NMHS Reports

National Mental Health Programme (NMHP)