Serious Mental Illnesses: Schizophrenia Bipolar Disorder in Women

‘Although the prevalence of chronic psychotic illnesses such as Schizophrenia and Bipolar disorder in women may be less than that of Depression, Anxiety they pose an immense problem in management and rehabilitation.’
 - Mental health An Indian perspective 1946-2003’ by the Directorate General Health Services, Ministry of Health and Family Welfare, Government of India

The *Knowledge deficits* in The Rights of Persons Disabilities Bill 2014 India- Part One

1. Where did all the *knowledge inputs* given in the process of making this Bill go?

2. In the trash can?

3. Or *knowledge* transfers to where and whom?

4. Free * Knowledge* transfers to the learned people with academic degrees to write their reports, books, studies, thesis, newspaper columns … without acknowledging their contributors? No *shared benefits* to so many who gave their *knowledge inputs* which have been kept out of this Bill.

5. This Bill refuses to acknowledge the years of neglect following the Census of India, 2001 which clubbed persons with mental illness together with persons with mental retardation >with all the benefits of rehabilitation showered on persons with mental retardation by the Ministry of Social Justice and Empowerment.

6. This Bill refuses to acknowledge that the rehabilitation of those with serious mental illness in India was left to the impacted families and few organizations.

7. This bill refuses to acknowledge that Mental illness was counted separately in the last Census of India 2011 and not clubbed together with any disability.

Response to: Piecemeal Employment of mental illness in the Rights of Persons Disabilities Bill 2014 India, Ministry of Social Justice and Empowerment which is with the Standing Committee in the Parliament of India