5 charts that reveal how India sees mental health

Apr 30, 2018

Commuters disembark from crowded suburban trains during the morning rush hour at Churchgate railway station on World Population Day in Mumbai July 11, 2012. According to a 2011 census conducted by the government of India, Mumbai has a population of more than 12 million with an estimated population density of about 20,482 persons per square kilometre. REUTERS/Vivek Prakash (INDIA - Tags: ANNIVERSARY SOCIETY TRANSPORT) FOR BEST QUALITY AVAILABLE: ALSO SEE GM1E92I0YKI01 - GM1E87B17WC01

While there is much sympathy for mental health sufferers, stigmatization is widespread. Image: REUTERS/Vivek Prakash

Deepika Padukone

P. Murali Doraiswamy

Professor of Psychiatry and Medicine, Duke University Medical Center

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