In India, where there is a large network of family and friends that you can tap into and confide in, it's much easier to pass through your low periods without t

In India, where there is a large network of family and friends that you can tap into and confide in, it's much easier to pass through your low periods without them having a lasting influence on your psyche. Traditionally, there were no psychiatrists in India, but lots of gurus and so called healers that were probably used by those staggering in life. Today, the family and friends network is being replaced by Facebook which is a lot less substantial. Also, western medicine style psychiatrists are now quite common in all cities. The incidence of what is now called mental illness is picking up in India.