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Behavioral emergencies in India: would psychiatric emergency services help?
Sahoo Saddichha1, Pandey Vibha
1National Institute of Mental Health & Neurosciences, Bangalore, India. saddichha@gmail.com
Prehospital and Disaster Medicine
|August 16, 2011
Summary
Behavioral emergencies are a significant global health issue. In India, research is limited, but suicides, psychoses, and substance abuse are common, with a rise in disaster-related incidents.
Area of Science:
- Public Health
- Psychiatry
- Emergency Medicine
Background:
- Behavioral emergencies represent a critical global health concern.
- Research on behavioral emergencies in India remains limited.
- This study examines the epidemiology and burden of behavioral emergencies within India.
Purpose of the Study:
- To discuss the burden, types, and epidemiology of behavioral emergencies in India.
- To highlight the scarcity of existing research in this domain.
- To inform the development of psychiatric emergency services.
Main Methods:
- A comprehensive literature search was conducted using Medline, Psychinfo, and Cochrane databases.
- The search covered articles published from 1975 to 2009.
- Relevant articles were evaluated, collated, and summarized.
Main Results:
- Suicides, acute psychoses, and substance-related problems are the predominant causes of behavioral emergencies in India.
- There is a growing trend of disaster- and terrorism-related behavioral emergencies.
- The findings underscore a significant gap in psychiatric emergency services.
Conclusions:
- India faces an urgent need for robust psychiatric emergency services.
- Addressing the high prevalence of suicides, psychoses, and substance abuse is crucial.
- Preparedness for disaster- and terrorism-induced emergencies is increasingly important.
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