Chandigarh, Sept. 17 -- Given the increasing number of homeless mentally ill people, especially in western countries, Dr Mohan Isaac, a noted expert of psychiatry, emphasised on re-institutionalisation in mental health care.

While delivering the 7th Prof NN Wig lecture hosted at PGIMER, Dr Mohan Isaac, associate professor at University of Western Australia, touched on key issues, including the reliability and validity of psychiatric diagnosis, the growing global movement for increasing mental health awareness, the rise and influence of the anti-psychiatry movement and the far-reaching impact of de-institutionalisation.

He reflected on how through rigorous institutionalisation during the 1800s, people with mental disorders/illnesses were...