Overview

The gender perspective is largely lacking in the discourse on mental health in India while the debate on women′s issues rarely incorporates this important topic. Bringing together original contributions from a variety of perspectives, including sociology, anthropology, literature and media studies, this volume will greatly assist a holistic understanding of issues relating to the mental health of Indian women.

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Author:   Bhargavi V Davar ,  Bhargavi V. Davar
Publisher:   SAGE Publications Inc
Imprint:   SAGE Publications Inc
Dimensions:   Width: 13.90cm , Height: 2.50cm , Length: 21.50cm
Weight:   0.600kg
ISBN:  

9780761994770

ISBN 10:   0761994777
Pages:   428
Publication Date:   22 January 2001
Audience:   Professional and scholarly ,  Professional & Vocational
Format:   Hardback
Publisher's Status:   Out of Print
Availability:   Awaiting stock  

Table of Contents

PART ONE: INTRODUCTION Gender and Mental Health - Bhargavi V Davar Inter-disciplinary Perspectives Mental Health of Indian women - Ajita Chakraborty A Field Experience Gender Issues in Mental Health - Anisha Shah A Clinical Psychology Perspective From the Personal to the Collective - U Vindhya Psychological/Feminist Issues of Mental health Further Considerations on Women and Mental Health - Sasheej Hegde PART TWO: THE BODY, REPRODUCTION AND MENTAL HEALTH The Interface Between Psychiatry and Women's Reproductive Health - Prabha S Chandra Gynaecological Morbidity and the Common Mental Disorders in Low-Income Urban Women in Mumbai - Surinder K P Jaswal The Female Body as the Battleground of Meaning - Janet Chawla and Sarah Pinto The Female Body of Possession - Kalpana Ram A feminist Perspective on Rural Tamil Women's Experiences PART THREE:VIOLENCE AND MENTAL HEALTH The Unsafe Nest - Rajalakshmi Sriram and Sudipta Mukherjee Analysing and Treating the Roots and Reaches of Marital Violence Disclosure and Child Sexual Abuse - L Kavitha Vijayalakshmi and Shekhar Seshadri Content Analysis of Written Narratives of Disclosure Child Sexual Abuse and Social Factors Preventing Disclosure - Rinchin and Shubhada Maitra Adolescent Girls' Narratives Sexual Violence and Mental Health - Kavita Panjabi Confronting the Paradox of the Guilty Victim Inscribing Madness - Jayasree Kalathil Another Reading of The Yellow Wallpaper and The Bell Jar PART FOUR:WOMEN, SOCIETY AND MENTAL ILLNESS Lay and Medical Diagnoses of the Normative Construction of Femininity - Renu Addlakha Women and the Law on Unsoundness of Mind - Amita Dhanda The Media and Women's Mental Health - Ammu Joseph

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