More than 56 million Indians - or 4.5 percent of India's population - suffer from depression at this moment, followed by China where 4.2 percent of its population - 54 million - suffers from this disorder.
Another 3 percent or 38 million Indians suffer from anxiety disorders. This means 7.5 percent of Indians suffer from major or minor mental disorders that require expert intervention.
In October 2016, the National Institute of Mental Health and Neurosciences (NIMHANS) in Bengaluru released a mental health survey that said that the incidence of depression is roughly one in every 20 Indians or 5 percent of the population.
Depression and Anxiety are just two of the many mental disorders.
Others like:-
BIPOLAR
INSOMNIA
SUBSTANCE ABUSE
SCHIZOPHRENIA
PARANOIA
are equally existent.
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While the last century did not recognize these disorders as substantial threats to Human Well Being, contemporary society is spending significant time and money in building medicines for and finding solutions to them.
Psychotherapy and psychiatry are the two dominant modalities through which these are treated today.
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'Towards Light' is an initiative that realizes the limitation of psychotherapy and employs Classical Eastern Mysticism and Yoga to cure the mind off these disorders.
Each month, 4 one to one sessions are conducted with Acharya Prashant who, by probing deeply into the problem, as expressed by the patient, provides clarity and prescription.
Simultaneously, the patient also undergoes various meditation and yogic practices which rejuvenate his psyche.