SPATIAL VARIATION IN MENTAL ILLNESS IN UTTAR PRADESH

Mental health is an integral and essential component of health. Mental illness is one of the biggest problems which causing a major contribution in death and disease burden in different forms and it also increasing the suicidal death risk among youth. Mental illness is seen to vary across time, within the same population at the same time. Geographical variation in mental illness in UP suggests the need to formulate an inclusive plan that focuses in district with higher mental illness. Despite its enormous social burden, mental health remains a taboo, stigma, prejudice and fears. So, there is a need to educate people about the reality of and illness is more common than the people realize.

心理健康是健康不可或缺且至关重要的组成部分。精神疾病是引发各类形式死亡与疾病负担的首要问题之一，同时还会提升青少年群体的自杀死亡风险。研究显示，即便在同一群体中，精神疾病的发病情况也会随时间发生变化。北方邦（Uttar Pradesh，UP）境内精神疾病的地理分布差异表明，亟需制定一项包容性规划，重点关注精神疾病患病率较高的地区。尽管精神健康问题承载着巨大的社会负担，但心理健康仍被视为禁忌，充斥着污名化、偏见与恐惧。因此，有必要向公众普及精神疾病的真实情况——其患病率远超人们的认知。