*24-Jan-2012* *GULBARGA* : Psychiatrist Ashok Pai has said that the response from the Government to the proposal for establishing a cost effective mental health programme was disappointing.
Delivering a lecture on ‘ Manasu-enidhara rahasya ' here on Saturday, Dr. Pai said that the Manasa Educational Foundation for Mental Health, founded by him, had submitted a detailed estimate for establishing community mental health programmes in all the district headquarters.Dr. Pai said that mental disorders are curable and modern medicine has come out with definite cure procedures for all illness connected with persons with such disorders. Dr. Pai said that there was lot of misconception among the people about the mental illness and disorders and the first task was to remove them and make people aware about the treatment facilities available. He said that the Manasa Education Foundation for Mental Health was offering postgraduate diploma courses in Psychiatric Social Work, Professional Counselling and Psychotherapy, Sexuality and Sexual Counselling and Mental Retardation. The Manasa Education Foundation was offering these courses in collaboration with Jalihal Gouramma Sanganabasayya Hiremath Pratishthana and the Al-Badaar Education Trust in Gulbarga. http://www.thehindu.com/todays-paper/tp-national/tp-karnataka/article2827252.ece -- 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
