To explore the mental health of our school teachers

To understand the mental health status of the teachers, the present study was launched through descriptive survey method, and to collect the data a twenty eight item “General Health Questionnaire-28 (GHQ-28)” was administered on a stratified random sample comprising of 363 male and 234 female teachers selected from 30 schools of West Bengal, India. The teachers (considering male and female as a whole) exhibited very good mental health status case of severe depression, and overall general mental health; and good mental health status in case of somatic symptoms, anxiety/insomnia, and social dysfunction.