Volume :
8
Issue :
1
Abstract :
Mental and behavioral disorders
account for about 12% of the global burden
of disease. Out of about 45 crore people in
the globe living with mental and behavioral
disorders, only a fraction are adequately
cared for and treated. Mental and behavioral
disorders contribute four of the top ten
reasons for disability globally. By 2020, 15%
of the DALY lost would be because of mental
and behavioral disorders. What is particularly
important for us to recognize that the life time
prevalence of such conditions is 25%. The
burden of many neuropsychiatric conditions
like unipolar depression is high and
contributes significantly to total years lived
with disability. it is particularly very high in
the most productive age group of 15 - 44
years.