Mumbai: More than half of the people accessed mental healthcare said they waited a year before seeking treatment, according to Amaha’s Mental Health Report 2026.
The finding based on the responses from 13,825 people between October 2025 and September 2026 showed that only 11.3 per cent reached care within a month of experiencing their concerns.
While 54.5 per cent turned to their friends or family and 44.6 per cent had tried self-help. Nearly a third 32.9 per cent said they had tried therapy, and 19.4% had been prescribed medication.
According to the report, by the time they reached care, many people were finding everyday life hard to manage. Only 12.3 per cent said they could manage all their daily tasks, and more than a quarter (27.3 per cent) could not manage most of them, or any at all.
Anxiety (72.1 per cent) was the most common concern faced by people, followed by stress (67.5 per cent), low mood (58.3 percent), relationship or interpersonal difficulties (55.6 per cent) and frequent mood swings (54.1 per cent).
