Mental Health Research in India: Challenges and Practical Considerations

Author:   Bidisha Banerjee ,  Amrita Deb
Publisher:   Springer Verlag, Singapore
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9789819593736


Pages:   273
Publication Date:   26 May 2026
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Author:   Bidisha Banerjee ,  Amrita Deb
Publisher:   Springer Verlag, Singapore
Imprint:   Springer Verlag, Singapore
ISBN:  

9789819593736


ISBN 10:   9819593735
Pages:   273
Publication Date:   26 May 2026
Audience:   Professional and scholarly ,  Professional & Vocational
Format:   Hardback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   In Print   Availability explained
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Introduction and review.- Exploring the Pathways: Challenges and Insights in Data Collection from Child Care Institutions (CCIs).- From Challenges to Insights: My Research Experiences in Qualitative Mental Health Research in India.- Lessons from Working with Children for Intervention Research.- Challenges to Research During COVID in India and Recommendations for future work.- Talking about loss: Reflections from a six-year mixed-methods study.- Using Social Media to Recruit Participants in Mental Health Research.- Visual conversations in mental illness research: The experience of using a novel approach.- Exploring authenticity in India: The challenges of studying a multifaceted concept.- Conducting resilience research: Resistance, misrepresentations, and varied understandings.

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Bidisha Banerjee is an Assistant Professor of Psychology in the Department of Humanities and Social Sciences at the Birla Institute of Technology and Science Pilani, Hyderabad Campus. Bidisha’s research focuses on mental health promotion, illness narratives, social and community psychology,  and maternal health. Her research projects have been funded by the Indian Council of Social Science Research and Birla Institute of Technology and Science Pilani. Through her work, she aims to understand and promote mental well-being among diverse populations, particularly focusing on the experiences of family carers and marginalised groups. In addition to her research, Bidisha teaches courses on qualitative research methods, social psychology, conflict management, and mental health literacy. Amrita Deb is an Associate Professor of Psychology in the Department of Liberal Arts at the Indian Institute of Technology Hyderabad, India. Amrita conducts research in the area of psychological resilience and well-being. She is specifically interested in risk and protective factors that stem from individual, social, and cultural components. Some of these research investigations have been funded by Indian Council of Medical Research, Shastri Indo-Canadian Institute, and Indian Council of Social Science Research. Amrita’s research attempts to identify the wide range of positive outcomes in the aftermath of adversities such as childhood trauma and mental illness. Her teaching interests cover courses on positive psychology, psychological resilience, and mental health covering the history and background of positive psychology and resilience research and their applicability in different domains in the contemporary world.

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