Mental Health: A privilege?

Mental Health, they say is an illness that is available only to the rich and flourished.

Why so, you may ask. For starters, the availability of the services is at a cost beyond the affordability of a large segment of the population. Research shows that most people are unable to get their mental health issues treated as they cannot pay for the therapy required.

Getting mental health is also a long process that requires the patient to meet their therapists at regular intervals for a certain amount of time. A crucial part of this process includes the patient building a rapport with the therapist and being completely comfortable with them before they can open up and talk and express freely about what they feel and think.

Apart from the person problems that an individual faces, mental health also causes an imbalance in the economy of a state. Several studies have shown that the productivity levels of the population suffering from mental health run low which in turn affect the work they do.

All these factors related to the effect of mental health on individuals and the economy lead it to people treating it as an illness that only the privileged can suffer from and afford.