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Volume 6 Journal of Neurological Disorders
ISSN: 2329-6895 CNS 2018
November 12-13, 2018
November 12-13, 2018 | Edinburgh, Scotland
4th International Conference on
Central Nervous System Disorders & Therapeutics
In India, misconceptions about mental illness are pervasive, and a substantial number of patients
suffering from severe mental disorders seek non-professional care. 80% of the population still
depends on indigenous treatments consisting of religious treatments, prayers, fasting, as also various
witchcrafts and magical rituals
Ramesh Kumar Thukral
Dakshi Diagnostic Services Pvt. Limited, INDIA
In our country, the main culprit that is influencing people’s attitudes toward mental illness is the stigma associated with
mental disorders, which is rooted deep in the cultural beliefs and myths about mental disorders and that result in people
avoiding association with individuals who suffer from these ailments. The stigmatization of individuals who are going through
psychological distress creates hurdles for people from seeking mental health care; as a result, they may tend to seek help from
traditional healers. Some people may visit a general physician for help because it is not as stigmatizing as it is to see mental
health professionals. These individuals and their families turn to mental health services as a last resort. There have been many
cases where some families have even registered patients under false names at our hospital / clinic to remain anonymous. In
India, a substantial number of patients suffering from severe mental disorders seek non-professional care. A study on the
treatment of psychiatric disorders in India observed that in view of the paucity of facilities, 80% of the population had to
depend on indigenous treatments consisting of religious treatments consisting of prayers, fasting, and so on, as also various
witchcrafts and magical rituals. The situation is more or less the same even today, and not surprisingly 68.5% of the cases in
our study contacted faith healers as the primary helping agency. Although, the ancient wisdom may have some role in the
treatment of mental disorders, there is a need for generating awareness in the psychiatric patients in India to get professional
help. When after being tortured by the non-professional helping agencies, the patients avoid the illness and after few months,
the symptoms relapse, the psychiatric treatment is then taken as a last resort when all other treatments had failed.
Biography
Ramesh Kumar Thukral, has done MBBS and MD (Psychiatry) from K.G.M.U., Lucknow, INDIA. Further, he has done D.C.M.N. from Delhi, INDIA. He has been
in the Practice of Neuropsychiatry in Omnicare House, B-20, Sec-A, Mahanagar, Lucknow since last 30 years and Consultant Neuropsychiatrist in ‘Sahara
Hospital’. He is the CEO in “Dakshi Diagnostic Services Pvt. Limited”: A centre for 3D Brain SPECT for Human Behaviour, Vital Bioenergy & Soul Imaging. He
owns 16 Neuropsychiatric satellite centers and sub-centers under the banner of Lucknow Neuropsychiatric Centre. He has Approx 38 Participation in international
conferences of Neuropsychiatry, and behavioral sciences, covering almost all the major countries of the world.
Ramesh Kumar Thukral, J Neurol Disord 2018, Volume 6
DOI: 10.4172/2329-6895-C9-050