LITERATURE REVIEW
ATTITUDE OF GENERAL PUBLIC TOWARDS MENTAL ILLNESS IN JHARKHAND
1. Mental illness.
Health is wealth and if the health is affected it affects the whole body system. According to WHO, “ mental health is defined as a state of well being in which every individual realizes his or her own potential, can cope up with normal stress of life , can work productively and fruitfully, and is able to make a contribution to his or her community” (WHO, 2014). This definition tries to explain that the mental health is an integral part of physical and social health and it is not only the absence of mental illness which purely defines the mental health. Mental health is the major part of body system which functions the whole body, so it’s essential to take care of the mental health status of an individual.
Mental illness is a state or a condition which affects an individual’s thinking, feeling, mood and behaviour related to others and functional ability on daily basis (NAMI, 2015). Mental illness is a situation which refers to wide range of mental disorder or conditions which affect an individual’s thinking, behaviour and individual cant be able to cope up with the community. Almost every individual have mental health problems from time to time in their life like stress, anxiety etc but these mental health problems becomes mental illness or disorders when the early symptoms and signs are not treated at the particular time period. People with mental illness are challenged;