Diseases of social and mental health: are we concerned?

Abstract

The rates of social crimes taken as ‘social health indicators’ are commonly used for assessing the magnitude of the diseases of social and mental health (DSMH). The prevalence of social crimes, the indicators of the DSMH, worsened dangerously in recent years. Though both developing and developed countries appear to be affected equally, due to lack of proper documentation, it is difficult to assess the trend of the DSMH in developing countries like Bangladesh. However, the trend of DSMH may be assessed based on some published reports.