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Mind Care Clinic is a psychiatric nursing home based in Kolkata, India. The nursing home was founded by psychiatrist Amitabha Mukerji and psychologist Lukha Mukerji in 2002 and currently houses seven other psychologists. It also provides in-patient services.

Privately Practicing Psychiatrists
Out of the estimated 2,500 to 5,000 practicing psychiatrists in India, most of them work in private practice. This means there are 20 to 40 million people for one Psychiatrist. The equivalent figure in the US is 50,000 individuals for 1 Psychiatrist.

There are two professional association bodies, one of them, Indian Association of Private Psychiatry, only accepts psychiatrists practicing (or practiced) privately.

Government Mental Hospitals
Most Government-run Mental Hospitals are reported by the media to be in poor condition as well as providing a low standard of care. The exceptions are NIMHANS in Bangalore and IHBAS in New Delhi.

Activist NGOs
Non Governmental Organisations also operate along with government run hospitals. They usually engage in raising awareness about mental illness in the public and human rights violations among the mentally ill.

Nursing Home
These are usually owned and operated privately. According to the Mental Health Act, any individual can start a Nursing Home catering to the mentally ill. Many NGOs as well as reputed Psychiatrists also operate Private Nursing Homes.

Helplines
Some NGOs operate helplines to individuals who are not diagnosed mentally-ill but nonetheless suicidal or depressed. These services are frequently used during exam-time by adolescents as well as their parents. The Union Government also operates its helpline during exam-time.

Research
The premier institutes for Psychiatric research are in NIMHANS, IHBAS and CIP, Ranchi.

Psychological and Psycho-social Therapies
There has been an upsurge in the interest of Psychological therapies by patients as well as Psychiatrists. The most prevalent are Cognitive Behavioural Therapy, Behavioural Therapy and Supportive Therapy.