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February 07, 2011
‘State failed to train enumerators’-India
The following information was downloaded from the mailing list of "Disability and Development" with a cooperation of the publisher, Mr. Soya Mori.
TNN, Feb 6, 2011, 01.38am IST
Tags:Mental Illness|Census 2011
AHMEDABAD: Mental illnesses will be extensively mapped in phase two of Census 2011, to be held between February 9 and 28. Besides mental retardation, people will also be asked if they have a family member suffering from depression or anxiety.
Experts believe more people are suffering from mental illnesses today than earlier believed. According to one estimate, two out of every five Indians suffer from depression. Census director (Gujarat) Manish Bharadwaj said the question on disability will include mental illness. "The section on mental illnesses will include depression, schizophrenia, anxiety disorder and mood disorder," he said.
Mental health experts are happy with the exercise but add that mental illnesses should not be clubbed with the section on disability.
"Depression and anxiety may lead to loss of workdays, but they cannot be termed as disability. While physical disabilities and mental retardation can be measured in percentages, it is very difficult to measure disability due to depression, anxiety and mood disorders," says psychiatrist Mrugesh Vaishnav.
Read more: Mental illness to be mapped in census 2011 - The Times of India
http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/ahmedabad/Mental-illness-to-be-mapped-in-census-2011/articleshow/7433804.cms#ixzz1DEGUb2ss
http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/india/State-failed-to-train-enumerators/articleshow/7421988.cms
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