User talk:Bijaygyawali

Mental disorder affect people`s lives worldwide.five of ten leading causes of disability globally are mental health related.despite the urgent need to addresss the issues of mental health ,40 percentage of all country lack appropriate mental health policies and programme( WHO,2006). The issues of mental health and the people who suffer from mental illnesses are particularly marginalized in Nepal. About 10% of Nepalese people suffers from one or more mental illnesses and an estimated 1-3 % of the population suffers from chronic, severe mental illness (WHO, 2001) The prevailing view about mental illness in Nepal is extremely negative. Most people think that mental illnesses are incurable. Families rarely recognize a mental disorder when signs of illness appear, and there is a lack of knowledge about the need to seek treatment. Chronically mentally ill patients are considered a burden to both family and society. There is no mental health act at the national level and community mental health programs are grossly inadequate. Few mentally ill patients reach health facilities for treatment and care. Families of patients often resort to locking them in rooms or chaining them up when they become exited or violent, and many are simply abandoned.