National Mental Health Program (NMHP) in 1982, keeping in view the heavy burden of mental illness in the community & the absolute inadequacy of mental health care infrastructure in the country to deal with it. 9/1/2014 2 www.drjayeshpatidar.blogspot.com AIM 1. Prevention & treatment of mental neurological disorders & their associated disabilities. 2. Use of mental health technology to improve general health services. 3. Application of mental health principles in total national development to improve quality of life. 9/1/2014 3 www.drjayeshpatidar.blogspot.com OBJECTIVES 1. To ensure availability & accessibility of minimum mental health care for all in the foreseeable future, particularly to the most vulnerable & underprivileged sections of the population. 2. To encourage application of mental health knowledge in general health care & social development. 3. To promote community participation in the mental health services development & to stimulate efforts towards self-help in the community. 9/1/2014 4 www.drjayeshpatidar.blogspot.com STRATEGIES 1. Integration of mental health with primary health care through the NMHP; 2. Provision of tertiary care institutions for treatment of mental disorders; 3. Eradicating stigmatization of mentally ill patients & protecting their rights through regulatory institutions like the central mental health authority, & state mental health authority. 9/1/2014 5 www.drjayeshpatidar.blogspot.com APPROACHES 1. Integration of mental health care services with the existing health services. 2. Utilization of the existing infrastructure of health services & also deliver the minimum mental health care services. 3. Provision of appropriate task-oriented training to the existing health staff. 4. Linkage of mental health services with the existing community development program. 9/1/2014 6 www.drjayeshpatidar.blogspot.com COMPONENTS I. Treatment: Multiple levels II. Rehabilitation III. Prevention 9/1/2014 7 www.drjayeshpatidar.blogspot.com I. Treatment: Multiple levels A. Village & sub-center Level Multipurpose Workers (MPW) & Health Supervisors (HS), under the supervision of Medical Officer (MO) to be trained for: a. Management of psychiatric emergencies. b. Administration & supervision of maintenance treatment for chronic psychiatric disorders. c. Diagnosis & management of grandmal epilepsy, especially in children. d. Liaison with local school teachers & parents regarding mental retardation & behavioral problems in children. e. Counseling problems related to alcohol & drug abuse. 9/1/2014 8 www.drjayeshpatidar.blogspot.com Count B. MO of primary Health Center (PHC) aided by HS, to be trained for: a. Supervision of MPWs performance. b. Elementary diagnosis. c. Treatment of functional psychosis. d. Treatment of uncomplicated cases of psychiatric disorders associated with physical diseases. e. Management of uncomplicated psychosocial problems. f. Epidemiological surveillance of mental morbidity. 9/1/2014 9 www.drjayeshpatidar.blogspot.com Count C. District Hospital: It was recognized that there should be at least one psychiatrist attached to every district hospital as an integral part of the district health services. The district hospital should have 30-50 psychiatric beds. The psychiatrist in a district hospital was envisaged to devote only a part of his time to clinical care & a greater part in training & supervision of non-specialist health workers. 9/1/2014 10 www.drjayeshpatidar.blogspot.com Count D. Mental hospitals & teaching psychiatric units: Major activities of these higher centers of psychiatric care include: a. Help in care of difficult cases. b. Teaching. c. Specialized facilities like, occupational therapy units, psychotherapy, counseling & behavioral therapy. 9/1/2014 11 www.drjayeshpatidar.blogspot.com II. Rehabilitation The components of this sub-program include treatment of epileptics & psychotics at the community level & development of rehabilitation centers at both the district level & higher referral centers. 9/1/2014 12 www.drjayeshpatidar.blogspot.com III. Prevention The prevention component is to be community-based, with initial focus on prevention & control of alcohol-related problems. Later on, problems like addictions, juvenile delinquency & acute adjustment problems like suicidal attempts are to be addressed. 9/1/2014 13 www.drjayeshpatidar.blogspot.com 9/1/2014 14 www.drjayeshpatidar.blogspot.com
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