Dear Mental health policy group, I am posting a link to the Mental health policy document prepared by ICMR with inputs from eminent medical professionals mostly Psychiatrists of repute at that time.What it has achieved to the patients and their carers after the document was delivered to the Union Health Ministry? As like Dowry prohibition act, these are excellent documents and policy papers which remain just that a sheet of paper. http://www.icmr.nic.in/publ/Mental%20Helth%20.pdf
My humble request to the policy framing group is how the policy is going to be implemented in the ground should be a focus area. As the Mental health policy group has for the first time a user and carer as members, we the user and carer group expect something more tangible. India is the land of Ayurveda, and our health Ministry has got a separate department of AYUSH( Ayurveda,Unani, Siddah and Homeopathy) but none of the experts in this field are included in this policy framing group.We normally learn from westerners when they rediscover our Vedic medicines and yoga. The following link will give an idea of how Yoga not only can cure depression but also can be used to prevent "Mental illness".Hope our policy group takes note of this. http://www.stumbleupon.com/su/87PLXh/edition.cnn.com/2011/US/06/08/ptsd.meditation/ (yoga for US veterans) With kind regards. "Greatness lies not in never falling but in rising everytime we fall" Captain Johann samuhanand, BANGALORE INDIA 91 80 42023252 www.captainjohann.blogspot.com -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Mental Health Advocacy (News 'N Views) India" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected] To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/MhaNewsViewsIndia?hl=en ------------- Affiliated Groups : MENTAL HEALTH ADVOCACY INDIA [email protected] Discussions on mental health law / policy / plan monitoring / human rights etc [email protected] India-specific news and views related to mental health [email protected] Information and support to carers of people with mental health issues [email protected] Mutual support and sharing of experiential knowledge, skills and social learning amongst peers
