49: The lockdown's toll on mental health, with Dr Pratima Murthy
During the lockdown, the question on everyone's mind is what will happen next? When will India open up again? There are debates about the economic cost of keeping a country of 1.2 billion locked down. But what about the mental cost? In this episode, Sandip talks to Dr Pratima Murthy, Head of the Psychiatric Department at the National Institute of Mental Health and Neurosciences (NIMHANS), about how mental health is suffering during this time. From the toll that the lockdown has taken on people suffering from alcohol addiction and severe mental illness like schizophrenia to the problems being faced by the elderly and the stigma associated with the disease.Transcript available here.
