We all suffer from illnesses once in a while. Mental illness is not that different from a physical illness. WHO, World Health Organization, has declared that mental illness is like any other chronic and non-communicable disease. WHO further stated that there’s no health without mental health.
In this important interview with New Indian Express, Dr. B J Prashantham discusses various topics.
Some of the topics are the stigma around mental illness, the support of the families, the lack of qualified professionals and also the path that one can take in order to become an expert in the field of counselling.
The full article is available at
https://www.newindianexpress.com/education/edex/2011/feb/14/nurturing-beautiful-minds-227557.html