National mental health services: DMHP: practice question

A Psychiatry question in the style of the NEET PG paper. Answer it first, then read why the right option is right and why each of the others is wrong.

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Psychiatry · National mental health services: DMHP

Sample item

The District Mental Health Programme (DMHP) in India was launched in 1996 as part of which programme, itself started in 1982?

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The answer and the reasoning

C. National Mental Health Programme

The National Mental Health Programme was launched in 1982 with objectives of ensuring availability of minimum mental health care, application of mental health knowledge in general health care and community participation. The DMHP, launched in 1996, decentralised services to the district level.

Option by option

  • A. National Tobacco Control Programme

    NTCP is the tobacco control programme.

  • B. Rashtriya Kishor Swasthya Karyakram

    RKSK is the adolescent health programme from 2014.

  • C. National Mental Health Programme (correct)

    Correct. DMHP is a component of the NMHP.

  • D. National Programme for Health Care of the Elderly

    NPHCE targets the elderly and began later.

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What is the answer to this Psychiatry question?

The best answer is C, National Mental Health Programme. The National Mental Health Programme was launched in 1982 with objectives of ensuring availability of minimum mental health care, application of mental health knowledge in general health care and community participation.

Why is "National Tobacco Control Programme" not the answer?

NTCP is the tobacco control programme.

Why is "Rashtriya Kishor Swasthya Karyakram" not the answer?

RKSK is the adolescent health programme from 2014.

Why is "National Programme for Health Care of the Elderly" not the answer?

NPHCE targets the elderly and began later.

What concept does this question test?

It tests National mental health services: DMHP in Psychiatry. The DMHP, launched in 1996, decentralised services to the district level.

How hard is this question?

We tag it as a multi-step question: it asks you to combine more than one idea. The tag is our own editorial judgement, not an official difficulty rating, so read the reason for every option, not only the answer.

How should I study National mental health services: DMHP?

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Is this a real NEET PG question?

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