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NATIONAL MENTAL HEALTH PROGRAMME

NATIONAL MENTAL HEALTH PROGRAMME. Learning objectives. At the end of the class students will be able to : understand the historical background of NMH program List the aims and objectives of NMHP Explain the components of NMHP Describe the Strategies of NMHP

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NATIONAL MENTAL HEALTH PROGRAMME

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  1. NATIONAL MENTAL HEALTH PROGRAMME

  2. Learning objectives • At the end of the class students will be able to : • understand the historical background of NMH program • List the aims and objectives of NMHP • Explain the components of NMHP • Describe the Strategies of NMHP • Understand the District Mental Health Programme (DMHP) • Discuss the Revised National Mental Health Programme • Explain the Role of CHN in NMHP

  3. INTRODUCTION “Mental health” is a state of well-being in which an individual realizes his or her own abilities,can cope with the normal stresses of life, can work productively and is able to make a contribution to his or her community. -WHO

  4. The Govt. of India Launched the National Mental Health Programmed(NMHP)in 1982,keeping in view the heavy burden of mental illness in the community and the absolute inadequacy of mental health care infrastructure in the country to deal with it.

  5. AIMS: • Prevention and treatment of mental and neurological disorders and their associated disabilities. • Use of mental health technology to improve general health services. • Application of mental health principles to improve quality of life.

  6. OBJECTIVES: • To ensure availability and accessibility of minimum Mental health for all the population, particularly to the most vulnerable and underprivileged section of population. • To encourage application of mental health knowledge in general health care and in the social development.

  7. CONTI… • To promote community participation in the mental health services developmet,and to stimulate efforts towards self help in the community. • To prevent and to treat psychiatry disorder’s. • To apply mental health principles for improving quality of life for entire population.

  8. STRATERGIES ARE: • Integration of mental health with primary health care through NMHP. • Provision of tertiary care institution for treatment of mental disorders. • Eradicating stigmatization of mentally ill patients and protecting their rights through regulatory institutions like, the central Mental Authority ,and State Mental Authority.

  9. COMPONENTS • Workshops. • Treatments. • Rehabilitation. • Prevention. • Mental Health Training. • Mental Retardation. • Research.

  10. DISTRICT MENTAL HEALTH PROGRAMME(DMHP) Launched in under NMHP in the year 1996(in 12th five year plan), DMHP was based on “Bellary Model "with the following components; • Early detection and treatment. • Training. • Public education. • Providing valuable data and experience at the level of community to the State and Center .

  11. THRUST AREAS FOR 10TH FIVE YEAR PLAN • District mental health programme in an enlarged and more effective form covering the entire country. • Streamlining/ modernization of mental hospital in order to modify their present custodial role. • Upgrading dept. Of psychiatry in medical colleges and enhancing the psychiatric content of medical curriculum at the undergraduate as well as postgraduate level.

  12. d. Strengthening the central and state mental authorities with a permanent secretariat. e. Research and training in the field of community

  13. REVISED NATIONAL MENTAL HEALTH PROGRAMME • Redesigning the DMHP around a modal institution a zonal medical college. • Strengthening medical colleges to improve psychiatric treatments facilities with adequate manpower. • .

  14. Conti.. • Research and development prom in the field of community mental health. • Promoting intersectorial collaboration and linkage with other national programmes • Plan for cost effective intervention models. • Focused IEC activities. • Promotion of referral services. • Crisis interventions, sheltered employments and community care facilities.

  15. Provision of essential psychotropic drugs and family supports. • Develops self help groups and provision of sufficient man power. • Public mental health education.

  16. Involvement of private sectors and voluntary organization in provision of mental health care services at community. • At district level mental health team has to be posted to clinical care and the integration of mental health at peripheral institutions. • Services are focused to special section of high risk population prone for stressful disorders.

  17. ROLE OF CHN IN NMHP

  18. Recapitulation • List the aims and objectives of NMHP? • Explain the components of NMHP ? • Describe the Strategies of NMHP? • Understand the District Mental Health Programme (DMHP) • Discuss the Revised National Mental Health Programme ? • Explain the Role of CHN in NMHP?

  19. Evaluation 1.NMHP Programme was launched in the year……….. (1972, 1996, 1982 , 1994) 2.List down the aims and objectives of NMHP?

  20. Bibliography • 1.Park J E & K Park, Text Book of P & S.M., M/s BanarsidasmBhanot, Jabalpur • 2. Mahajan B K and M/C.Gupta, Text Book of P & S.M., Jaypee Publications • 3 .SwatiBhave ,Bhave's Textbook of Adolescent Medicine Paperback – 2 • 4. David MN Paperny, Handbook of Adolescent Medicine and Health Promotion, FSAHM University of Hawaii, USA • 5 S. Neinstein Lawrence, Adolescent Health Care, A Practical Guide Fifth Edition • 6. Gulani K. K, community health nursing, principles and practices . • 7. Stanhope community health nursing 1st edition.mosbyphiladelhia.

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