Vikram Patel

Quotes

• “The difference in the quality of medical care received by people with mental illness is one of the reasons why they live...”
• “India remains one of the few nations which still focuses entirely on an archaic de-addiction model, administered by the ...”
• “The current approach that psychiatry takes almost ignores social worlds in which mental health problems arise and tries ...”
• “Those who believe that health is a commodity, on par with cars or computers, fail to grasp the basic economic lesson tha...”
• “Mental health can improve overall well-being and prevent other illnesses. And since mental health problems have a seriou...”
• “I used to be one of the lead actors of a theatre group called Hetu when I was in medical school. Prithvi Theatre was our...”
• “There is no health without mental health; mental health is too important to be left to the professionals alone, and ment...”