Poverty and mental health Reference Sleep and mental health 
Mad in America
MAY 9, 2024
The topic of mental health is on the public’s mind, whether it’s the popularizing of therapy speak, the increased attention paid to severe mental illness and homelessness, or pop psychology advice on TikTok. This scenario in public psychiatry settings is, unfortunately, a familiar one.
Mad in America
SEPTEMBER 25, 2024
It was written by the MISA news team to provide insight into community mental health initiatives in India. A 2020 study published in Medical Anthropology investigates the realities of community mental health initiatives like task-shifting in India. Kerala is uniquely positioned in the Indian mental health system.
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Mad in America
MARCH 19, 2024
We were living in poverty with my siblings and life was difficult. The pastor prayed for me and referred us to a hospital by giving us the contact of a psychiatric nurse. The doctor gave me an injection and also placed me on Risperdal, which had side effects such as overeating, excessive sleeping, bloating and agitation.
Mad in America
SEPTEMBER 21, 2024
Little did it know that this incident would alter the course of the nation’s approach to mental health care. For centuries, this dargah had attracted pilgrims from diverse faiths, all drawn by the belief in the shrine’s miraculous powers to cure mental ailments brought on by evil spirits, djinns , and black magic.
Mad in America
JUNE 29, 2024
The theme of the conference was public mental health. Elites of the global mental health movement such as Vikram Patel were also present and so were eminent Indian psychiatrists, especially from public sector teaching hospitals. This is known as the Movement for Global Mental Health.
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