National Mental Health Survey of India 2015-16

NMHS
Table 9: Mental health sciences training in the NMHS states
Course AS CT GJ JH KL MP MN PB RJ TN UP WB
MD Psychiatry 1 (No. of Institutions) 4 0 10 2 15 5 1 4 9 19 12 8
Intake per year 1 11 -- 25 10 32 9 3 11 24 52 25 18
Number trained in last 5 years 80 -- 100 100 100 -- 5 35 -- 124 120 100
Diploma in Psychological
medicine(DPM) 1 (No. of
Institutions)
2 0 6 3 5 0 0 0 0 6 2 1
Intake per year 4 0 11 19 11 -- -- -- -- 17 2 10
M.Sc. Psychiatric Nursing 2
(No. of Institutions)
3 6 7 1 37 23 0 26 7 37 8 7
Intake per year 22 40 32 3 164 95 0 108 31 156 37 30
M.Phil. Clinical Psychology 3
(No. of Institutions)
1 1 1 2 1 1 1 0 1 4 6 2
M.Phil. (Psychiatric social work)*
(No. of Institutions)
1 1 -- 2 1 -- -- -- -- 3 1 1
Social work*
1 -- 5 -- 19 3 -- 1 2 23 3 2
(No. of Institutions)
Source: 1- Medical Council of India, 2-Indian Nursing Council, 3-Rehabilitation council of India; * Information has been
obtained from various sources.
To bridge the treatment gap, an increase
in quantity, quality and coverage of
training capacities across the country, in
an equitable manner, is required along
with the strengthening of the capacity of
general health services to provide mental
health care at the primary level. Though
most states reported the presence of formal
training programmes in mental health care,
they covered less than 50% of the districts.
Gujarat and Manipur reported the presence
of training programmes for primary care
staff in all or more than 50% of the districts
in these states.
5.7 Mental Health Policy
The presence of a mental health policy
approved by the legislature at national
and state levels indicates the vision and
path way for developing mental health
services over time. India has a national
mental health policy which was rolled out
in 2014 (49). The states will need or may
decide to adapt the national mental health
policy or have a standalone policy or at
times, integrate mental health with other
policies of education, welfare, housing, etc.
In the 12 NMHS states, Gujarat and Kerala
both reported having an independent
state mental health policy. West Bengal
has a policy for psychiatric rehabilitation
in state run mental hospitals (Table 10).
SMHSA
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