@article{Jha_Adhikari_2009, title={Mental Health Services in New Nepal – Observations, Objections and Outlooks for the Future}, volume={48}, url={http://jnma.com.np/jnma/index.php/jnma/article/view/242}, DOI={10.31729/jnma.242}, abstractNote={<p>It has been over a decade since the government of Nepal adopted the National Mental Health Policy <br />(NMHP) in 1997. This article analyses the current provision of fragmented mental health services in <br />Nepal through case scenarios from Jumla in<br />northwest and Janakpur in southeast Nepal, criticises the proposed mental health Act, discusses the <br />reasons why the NMHP has not been implemented and suggests future models of delivering mental <br />health services in the wider community. Absence of a mental health section within the department <br />of health, insuffi cient budget, chronic shortage of trained manpower, and unplanned growth of <br />private medical institutions appear to be the issues deserving urgent attention. Setting up specialist <br />psychiatric facilities in all developmental regions or future states, developing community mental <br />health programmes and integration of mental health into general health care are the ways forward to <br />meet the needs and expectations of the new federal Nepal. <br />Key Words: community mental health, national mental health policy, Nepal, psychiatry</p>}, number={174}, journal={Journal of Nepal Medical Association}, author={Jha, Arun and Adhikari, S R}, year={2009}, month={Apr.}, pages={185–90} }