Factors influencing care-seeking behaviour for mental illness in India: a situational analysis in Tamil Nadu.

Background: The contribution of mental illness to the total burden of disease in India nearly doubled from 1990 to 2017, increasing from 2.5% of the total disability-adjusted life years in 1990 to 4.7% in 2017.

Comorbid Illness, Injuries and Health Insurance Subscription Among Self-Reported Mentally Disabled Subjects of Tamil Nadu, India.

Background: -Mentally Disabled (MD) subjects often have multiple co-morbidities and also experience injuries, acute and chronic illness like the general population. Details of such episodes and the impact of health insurance have not been described for Tamil Nadu, an Indian state population. This manuscript intends to report on this experience.