1Clinical Psychologist, SANTULAN: The Specialized Centre for Management of Psychiatric and Alcohol/drug problem, New Delhi, India
2aPsychiatric Social Worker, Department of Paediatrics, Child Development Centre, Maulana Azad Medical College and Associated Lok Nayak Hospital
3Psychiatric Social Worker, State Institute of Mental Health, Post Graduates Institutes of Medical Sciences, Rohtak, Haryana, India
4Associate Professor, Department of Psychiatric Social Work, Ranchi Institute of Neuro-Psychiatry and Allied Sciences, Ranchi, Jharkhand, India
2bPhD Scholar, Department of Social Work, Jamia Millia Islamia, New Delhi, India
*Correspondence: 21prashantsrivastava@gmail.com
Online published on 30 July, 2015.
Mental illness has very close and intimate relationship with societal factors and components. There have been many theoretical postulations that come from time to time to explain this relationship. Mental disorder has definite aetiological association with various socio-cultural and economic factors, and ideal interventions of mental disorders should include equal appraisal to biological, psychological, and social aspects.
Psychiatry, Culture, Urbanisation
