Mental illnesses causes according to people India 2021

Published by A. Minhas, Jul 12, 2023
In 2021, 68 percent of respondents said that stress was the major cause of mental illness in India. This was followed by mood swings with a share of 50 percent of respondents in that year. On the other hand, four percent of respondents shared that poor diet is one was the cause of mental illness in 2021.

Major causes of mental illnesses according to individuals in India in 2021

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December 2021

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India

Survey time period

August 2021

Number of respondents

3,497 individuals across nine cities

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