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Mental health coverage in Economic survey
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- The National Mental Health Survey 2015-16 found 10.6% adults in India suffered mental health issues.
- The Treatment gap was ranged between 70% and 92% for different disorders.
- The Economic Survey 2023-24 extensively highlights this health issue, and its significance and implications on policy recommendations for the first time.
- Further, the prevalence of mental morbidity was higher in the urban metropolitan regions (13.5%) compared with the rural areas (6.9%) and urban non-metro areas (4.3%).
- After the COVID-19 pandemic, with 11% of students reported as feeling anxious, 14% as feeling extreme emotion and 43% experiencing mood swings.
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