(1) Mental illness continues to struggle for recognition as a significant contributor to poor health in spite of the existence of the Mental Healthcare Act 2017.
(2) The data reveals that an estimated one in seven Indians -or 197 million persons- suffered from mental disorders, at varying degrees of severity, in 2017.
(3) There is always more to human health than meets the eye.
(4) This is particularly important in the Indian cultural and political context, where the outward appearance of physical well-being is often considered the only visible marker of overall health.