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Agra Mental Hospital: In the initial times only serious mental patients were brought here. For this reason, a perception has developed in the minds of people that only very serious patients are treated here or only they need treatment. Whereas many mental illnesses are such that the patient himself does not realize that he is going through mental pain.
Agra. You must have heard about the Mental Health Institute of Agra, UP, which is also colloquially called the Madhouse of Agra. Mental patients are treated here. Director of Mental Health Institute (Pagal Khana) Prof. Dr. Dinesh Rathore tells that this is a place where only mental patients are treated. People think that only mad people are treated in mental health institutions, whereas it is not so. The same treatment is given to the patients here as other psychiatrists treat. Rather, better and more experienced doctors provide treatment here than other places.
there was no medicine before
According to Dr. Dinesh, the mental health institute is not what is shown in TV or films. Here no patient is tied with rope or chain. Many years ago, when there was no treatment for it, it was like this during the British period and for some time thereafter. But now treatment is available. Pro. Dinesh Rathore says that all types of mental diseases are treated here. People have a perception that only people who have lost their temper or are tearing their clothes are treated here. Nothing like that. Earlier, when there was no medicine for this, such people were kept here, but now they are easily treated here.
How many types of this disease
Dr. Dinesh says that many types of misconceptions are spread in the society regarding mental illness. For this reason people are not able to avail the benefit of mental treatment here. There are many types of mental diseases. Depression, anxiety, excessive sex, suicidal thoughts, stress or drug addiction, all these are mental diseases. All these diseases are treated in mental health institutions. Their treatment is necessary otherwise the disease keeps progressing.
