“Can Ancient Indian Wisdom Offer a New Approach to Mental Health?”, Indica Today, July 15, 2026
“Humanity is facing an unprecedented mental health challenge. Nearly 1.2 billion people globally are living with a diagnosable mental health disorder. This marks a staggering 95.5% increase since 1990. Anxiety and Depression remain the most common drivers of the crisis. Anxiety disorders have surged by 158% and depressive disorders by 131% over the last three decades.
The Global Burden of Disease Study, published in The Lancet Psychiatry (2020), estimated that nearly 197 million Indians were living with mental health conditions in 2017 – roughly one in every seven people! According to the recent India Health Quotient (IHQ) survey, a massive 82% of urban Indians report experiencing high stress, and 14% classify that stress as completely unmanageable.
This means millions among us struggle with anxiety, depression, chronic stress, burnout, and psychosomatic illness. Modern psychiatry and psychology have made remarkable advances in understanding and treating these conditions. Yet beneath diagnosis and treatment, a deeper question remains…….”
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